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Lathyrus sativus L.
white pea

   
Symbol: LASA2
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Vine
Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    I
CAN    I



   
Other common names:
  chickling vetch
Photograph of Lathyrus sativus L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. France.
 
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Distribution by State:
Lathyrus sativus L.

Distributional Map for Lathyrus sativus L.
Distribution Map Legend

Lathyrus sativus L. distribution:
USA (CA, MA, MD, OR, WI), CAN (ON, QC)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
CA, MA, OR

 

Related Taxa:
Lathyrus sativus L.

236 genera in Fabaceae, 60 species in Lathyrus
 

Classification:
Lathyrus sativus L.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass   Rosidae
Order   Fabales
Family   Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus   Lathyrus L. – pea
Species   Lathyrus sativus L. – white pea
 

Introduced Information:
Lathyrus sativus L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

 

 
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