Fabaceae
Fewflower pea
Lathyrus pauciflorus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Lathyrus
Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants
Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free
Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Fewflower pea
Synonyms
- Lathyrus pauciflorus subsp. pauciflorus
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: naturalistartist, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Whitney Brook Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daughter Dad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paul, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Lathyrus
- PeaLathyrus oleraceusFabaceae
- Sweet peaLathyrus odoratusFabaceae
- White peaLathyrus sativusFabaceae
- Meadow vetchlingLathyrus pratensisFabaceae
- Tuberous sweetpeaLathyrus tuberosusFabaceae
- Yellow peaLathyrus aphacaFabaceae
- Flat peaLathyrus sylvestrisFabaceae
- Marsh peaLathyrus palustrisFabaceae
- Perennial peaLathyrus latifoliusFabaceae
- Spring-vetchLathyrus vernusFabaceae
- Beach peaLathyrus japonicusFabaceae
- Bitter vetchLathyrus linifoliusFabaceae
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.