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Torrey's pea

Lathyrus torreyi

Also called Torrey's Peavine

Torrey's pea
Photo: Ben Cody, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
Washington to California
Climate
temperate

About

Lathyrus torreyi, also known as Torrey's peavine and redwood pea, is a perennial legume native to wooded regions of the West Coast of the United States. It ranges from as far north as Pierce County, Washington and south to Monterey, California. It sprouts bluish flowers that range from 8 to 13 millimeters in length.

Where it grows

Redwood peas are native from Washington to California in western North America. In California they grow as far south as Monterey.

Other Lathyrus plants

Lathyrus alpestris · Angled pea · Annual vetchling · Yellow pea · Golden Pea · Belin Sweet Pea · Twoflower pea · Lathyrus lanszwertii var. bijugatus · Red pea · Cicercha purpurina · Dark Blue Vetchling · China Davida

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lathyrus torreyi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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