Species
Lathyrus polyphyllus (Leafy pea)
Lathyrus polyphyllus. Photo: (c) Alex Abair, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Lathyrus polyphyllus is a species of wild pea known by the common name leafy pea. It is native to the western United States from Washington to northern California, where it grows in forest and other habitat. This is a perennial herb with long leaves each made up of many pairs of oval-shaped leaflets a few centimeters long. The leaf also has tendrils which may be long, branched and coiled, or just a short bristle. The stipules…
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