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Fewflower Pea
Lathyrus pauciflorus
Lathyrus pauciflorus, known by the common name of few flowered peavine, is a perennial plant species in the Fabaceae family.
From the article Lathyrus pauciflorus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The flowers are blue to purple, blooming early in spring, usually growing to at least 18 millimeters. The leaves are mostly greater than 3 centimeters. The keel is 2–4 mm shorter than the wing petals.
Range & habitat
According to Plants of the World Online few flowered peavines are native to five western states, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Colorado. In Washington it grows at lower elevations from sagebrush desert to Ponderosa pine forests east of the Cascade crest. It is also widespread in eastern Oregon and western Idaho.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 164441.