Lathyrus odoratus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lathyrus odoratus L.

Common sweet pea, Garden sweet pea, Sweetpea

2017 danielle noe

2022 Ron Vanderhoff

2016 Ryan Diller

2020 Ron Vanderhoff

2022 Ron Vanderhoff

2015 Ron Vanderhoff

Lathyrus odoratus is an annual herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search (150 records) Plant Characteristics

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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.

Communities: escaped cultivar

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Lathyrus odoratus from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LAOD) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability 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: 11/30/2023).