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Fabaceae

Cream pea

Lathyrus ochroleucus Hook.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Lathyrus

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Cream pea: Creamy peavine ( Lathyrus ochroleucus ), Tsútswecw Provincial Park , B. C., Canada
Photo: Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Cream pea

Synonyms

  • Ervum ochroleucum (Hook.) Alef.
  • Lathyrus albidus Aikin ex Eaton
  • Lathyrus glaucifolius L.C.Beck
  • Lathyrus ochroleucous Hook.
  • Orobus ochroleucus (Hook.) A.Braun

Characteristics

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

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