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Lathyrus palustris L.
marsh pea

       
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Photo of Lathyrus palustris L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United Kingdom, England, Cambridge. Usage Requirements.
 
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Lathyrus palustris L.

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Synonyms:
Lathyrus palustris L.

  LAMY Lathyrus myrtifolius Muhl. ex Willd.
  LAPAP3 Lathyrus palustris L. ssp. pilosus (Cham.) Hultén
  LAPAL Lathyrus palustris L. var. linearifolius Ser.
  LAPAM2 Lathyrus palustris L. var. macranthus (T.G. White) Fernald
  LAPAM3 Lathyrus palustris L. var. meridionalis Butters & H. St. John
  LAPAM Lathyrus palustris L. var. myrtifolius (Muhl. ex Willd.) A. Gray
  LAPAP Lathyrus palustris L. var. pilosus (Cham.) Ledeb.
  LAPAR Lathyrus palustris L. var. retusus Fernald & H. St. John
  ORMY Orobus myrtifolius Alef.
 

Distribution:
Lathyrus palustris L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, CA, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Lathyrus palustris L.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 60 species in Lathyrus
 

Classification:
Lathyrus palustris L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus Lathyrus L. – pea
Species Lathyrus palustris L. – marsh pea
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Lathyrus palustris L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Kentucky:
vetchling peavine              Threatened
Maryland:
vetchling              Endangered, Extirpated
Pennsylvania:
marsh pea              Endangered
Tennessee:
marsh pea              Special Concern
Vermont:
marsh vetchling              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Lathyrus palustris L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,OBL FACW+ OBL FACW FAC FACW NO NO NO OBL OBL OBL NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Lathyrus palustris L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25866.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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