Lathyrus brownii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lathyrus brownii Eastw.

Brown's brush pea

2019 Julie Kierstead Nelson

2017 David popp

2016 John Doyen

1992 Gary A. Monroe

Lathyrus brownii is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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Genus:	Lathyrus
Family:	Fabaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Lathyrus lanszwertii var. brownii
JEF	Lathyrus pauciflorus ssp. brownii
JEF	Lathyrus pauciflorus var. brownii
PLANTS	Lathyrus lanszwertii var. brownii

Information about Lathyrus brownii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LALAB2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/01/2023).