PLANTS Profile for Lathyrus japonicus var. maritimus (beach pea)

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Lathyrus japonicus Willd. var. maritimus (L.) Kartesz & Gandhi
beach pea

Symbol:

LAJAM

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Vine
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Lathyrus japonicus Willd. var. maritimus (L.) Kartesz & Gandhi

Lathyrus maritimus

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 413. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Lathyrus japonicus Willd. var. maritimus (L.) Kartesz & Gandhi

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Synonyms:
Lathyrus japonicus Willd. var. maritimus (L.) Kartesz & Gandhi

	LAJAM2	Lathyrus japonicus Willd. ssp. maritimus (L.) P.W. Ball
	LAJAG	Lathyrus japonicus Willd. var. glaber (Ser.) Fernald
	LAMA3	Lathyrus maritimus Bigelow
	LAMAG2	Lathyrus maritimus Bigelow var. glaber (Ser.) Eames
	PIMA10	Pisum maritimum L.
	PIMAG	Pisum maritimum L. var. glabrum Ser.

Distribution:
Lathyrus japonicus Willd. var. maritimus (L.) Kartesz & Gandhi


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USA (AK, CA, CT, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, VT, WA, WI), CAN (BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC)

Related Taxa:
Lathyrus japonicus Willd. var. maritimus (L.) Kartesz & Gandhi

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 60 species in Lathyrus, 6 varieties in Lathyrus japonicus Willd.

Classification:
Lathyrus japonicus Willd. var. maritimus (L.) Kartesz & Gandhi

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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 japonicus Willd. – beach pea
Variety	Lathyrus japonicus Willd. var. maritimus (L.) Kartesz & Gandhi – beach pea

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Lathyrus japonicus Willd. var. maritimus (L.) Kartesz & Gandhi

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are 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.

Illinois:
Lathyrus japonicus var. glaber
beach pea		Endangered
Indiana:
Lathyrus maritimus var. glaber
beach peavine		Endangered
Ohio:
Lathyrus japonicus
inland beach-pea		Threatened
Pennsylvania:
Lathyrus japonicus
beach peavine		Threatened
Vermont:
Lathyrus maritimus
beach pea		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Lathyrus japonicus Willd. var. maritimus (L.) Kartesz & Gandhi

Lathyrus japonicus:

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

FACU-,FAC

FACU-

FACU*

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Lathyrus japonicus Willd. var. maritimus (L.) Kartesz & Gandhi

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 528684.

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

Time Generated: 10/27/2008 12:46 AM MDT