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Lathyrus sylvestris L.
flat pea

   
Symbol: LASY
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Vine
Forb/herb
Native Status:  
  
  



Photograph of Lathyrus sylvestris L.
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Distribution by State:
Lathyrus sylvestris L.

Distributional Map for Lathyrus sylvestris L.
Distribution Map Legend

Lathyrus sylvestris L. distribution:
USA (AR, CO, CT, GA, ID, KY, MA, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NH, NY, OR, SC, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (BC, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
CT, GA, ID, KY, MA, MI, NH, NY, OR, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY

 

Related Taxa:
Lathyrus sylvestris L.

236 genera in Fabaceae, 60 species in Lathyrus
 

Classification:
Lathyrus sylvestris 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 sylvestris L. – flat pea
 

Introduced Information:
Lathyrus sylvestris 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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