Species

Lathyrus vestitus (Pacific pea)

Lathyrus vestitus. Photo: (c) Tom Hilton, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Lathyrus vestitus is a species of wild pea known by the common name Pacific pea. It is native to western North America, where it is mostly found in the forests, woodlands, and chaparral of California. The ranges of some subspecies extend into Oregon and Baja California. This is a perennial pea vine which varies in appearance across subspecies. Leaves are made up of several leaflets of various shapes up to 4 or 5 centimeters long. The…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Fabales (Legumes, milkworts, and allies)
        Family: Fabaceae (Legumes)
        Subfamily: Faboideae
        Tribe: Fabeae (Peas, vetches, and allies)
        Genus: Lathyrus (Sweet peas and vetchlings)
        Species: Lathyrus vestitus (Pacific pea)
        Subspecies: Lathyrus vestitus vestitus (Common pacific pea)

Subtaxa

Subspecies: Lathyrus vestitus vestitus (Common pacific pea)

Sightings

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