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Bush vetchling

Lathyrus eucosmus Butters & H.St.John

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Lathyrus

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Bush vetchling: Lathyrus eucosmus in the Oscura Mountains, Socorro County, New Mexico, 29 Apr 2010, ca. 33.7462 -106.3221.
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Bush vetchling

Synonyms

  • Lathyrus brachycalyx subsp. eucosmus (Butters & H.St.John) S.L.Welsh
  • Lathyrus brachycalyx var. eucosmus (Butters & H.St.John) S.L.Welsh

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.