Lathyrus odoratus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lathyrus odoratus L.

Common sweet pea, Garden sweet pea, Sweetpea

2013 Jake Ruygt

2017 danielle noe

1995 Saint Mary's College of California

2015 Ron Vanderhoff

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


	Plant Range Observation Search (138 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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

Toxicity: MINOR (SEEDS)

Communities: escaped cultivar

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

More information about Lathyrus odoratus


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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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 09/28/2022).