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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lathyrus latifolius   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Lathyrus latifolius

SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)

Lathyrus latifolius

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-38-003:

Lathyrus latifolius   FAMILY Fabaceae

COMMON NAME:
Everlasting Pea, Perennial Sweet Pea

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May    Greenville County    SC

Field

Stems with wings 1-3mm wide, per Weakley's Flora (2012).

JK Marlow    jkm0405za_12

May    Greenville County    SC

Field

Petioles broadly winged, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

JK Marlow    s040530_a

May    Greenville County    SC

Churchyard or cemetery

Stipules 4-10 mm wide; leaflets 2-5x long as wide, per Weakley's Flora (2012).

JK Marlow    s040530_b

May    Greenville County    SC

Churchyard or cemetery

Leaves consist of 2 lanceolate leaflets and a branched terminal tendril, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

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July    Greenville County    SC

Roadside

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August    Floyd County    GA

Flowers in clusters of 4-10 flowers, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

JK Marlow    jkm120920_058

September    Washington County    VA

Virginia Creeper Trail

A standard (upper petal), 2 wings (lateral petals), & keel (2 lower petals), per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

JK Marlow    jkm120920_063

September    Washington County    VA

Virginia Creeper Trail

Stems broadly winged, decumbent or high climbing, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).

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September    Washington County    VA

Virginia Creeper Trail

Calyx glabrous, tube campanulate, lobes lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lathyrus latifolius   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lathyrus latifolius   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lathyrus latifolius

SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Lathyrus latifolius

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-38-003:
Lathyrus latifolius   FAMILY Fabaceae