Fabaceae
Veiny pea
Lathyrus venosus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Lathyrus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Veiny pea
Synonyms
- Lathyrus oreophyllus Wooton & Standl.
- Lathyrus venosus subsp. venosus
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 313 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Mason Brock, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andrea Kroeker, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Bob, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rose Zappa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Felspar13, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Kat Youngren, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: sommerblossom, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Arthur Whiting, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: islaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.