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Fabaceae

Pacific pea

Lathyrus vestitus Nutt.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Lathyrus

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Pacific pea: Common Pacific Pea (Lathyrus vestitus ssp. vestitus). Subspecies of plant.
Photo: Alisa Kim, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Pacific pea

Synonyms

  • Orobus vestitus (Nutt.) Alef.

Characteristics

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

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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.