Species
Lathyrus littoralis (Silky beach pea)
Lathyrus littoralis. Photo: (c) David Hofmann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Lathyrus littoralis is a species of wild pea known by the common name silky beach pea. It is native to the coastline of western North America from British Columbia to California. It is a resident of beaches and dunes.
- 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 littoralis (Silky beach pea)
- Genus: Lathyrus (Sweet peas and vetchlings)
- Tribe: Fabeae (Peas, vetches, and allies)
- Subfamily: Faboideae
- Family: Fabaceae (Legumes)
- Order: Fabales (Legumes, milkworts, and allies)
- Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
- Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
- Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
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