Lathyrus odoratus
L.
Common sweet pea, Garden sweet pea, Sweetpea
Lathyrus odoratus is an annual herb that is not native to California.
Bloom Period
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
[Wikipedia] Horticultural Development: Scottish nurseryman Henry Eckford (1823–1905) cross-bred and developed the sweet pea, turning it from a rather insignificant if sweetly scented flower into a floral sensation of the 19th century. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
