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Lathyrus lanszwertii var. aridus

Lathyrus lanszwertii var. bijugatus
Photo is of parent taxon

dryland Nevada pea, Nevada pea, pinewoods peavine
Photo is of parent taxon

drypark pea, pinewood peavine, Sandberg's vetchling
Stems

erect, 1–3 dm.

erect, sprawling, or climbing, 2–4 dm.
Leaves

2–4 cm, terminating in simple bristle, usually less than 1 cm;

leaflets 4–8, blades linear, 20–40 × 2–5 mm.

0.5–2 cm, terminating in simple bristle less than 1 cm;

leaflets 2–4, blades lanceolate or linear, 20–50 × 4–15 mm or 30–90 × 2–5 mm.
Inflorescences

2–4 cm.

2–3 cm.
Flowers

7–10 mm, corolla white.

8–10 mm, corolla pink or blue.
2n

= 14.

Lathyrus lanszwertii var. aridus

Lathyrus lanszwertii var. bijugatus
Phenology Flowering Apr–Jun. Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat Open ponderosa pine wood­lands, adjacent sagebrush steppes. Edges and openings of coniferous woodlands.
Elevation 800–2000 m. (2600–6600 ft.) 600–1600 m. (2000–5200 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; NV; OR; WA
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from FNA
ID; MT; WA; BC
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Discussion

Variety aridus is known from the eastern flanks of the Sierra Nevada in California and western Nevada and in the Cascade Range north to south-central Washington. It appears to intergrade with var. lanszwertii in central Washington and Oregon.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Variety bijugatus, which is found from southern British Columbia to eastern Washington, northern Idaho, and western Montana, includes two distinct sympatric races: one with lanceolate leaflets (= L. bijugatus var. bijugatus in the sense of White), and one with linear leaflets (= L. bijugatus var. sandbergii).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 11. FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Lathyrus > Lathyrus lanszwertii Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Lathyrus > Lathyrus lanszwertii
Sibling taxa
L. lanszwertii var. bijugatus, L. lanszwertii var. lanszwertii, L. lanszwertii var. leucanthus, L. lanszwertii var. pallescens
L. lanszwertii var. aridus, L. lanszwertii var. lanszwertii, L. lanszwertii var. leucanthus, L. lanszwertii var. pallescens
Synonyms L. coriaceus subsp. aridus, L. lanszwertii subsp. aridus L. bijugatus, L. bijugatus var. sandbergii
Name authority (Piper) Jepson: Fl. Calif. 2: 389. (1936) (T. G. White) Broich: Madroño 54: 371. (2008)
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