PLANTS Profile for Lathyrus japonicus (beach pea)

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Lathyrus japonicus Willd.
beach pea

Symbol:

LAJA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Vine
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N
SPM		N

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Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, MA, Woods Hole. Usage Requirements.

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Lathyrus japonicus Willd.

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Distribution:
Lathyrus japonicus Willd.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
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, NU, ON, PE, QC, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Lathyrus japonicus Willd.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 60 species in Lathyrus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Lathyrus japonicus var. acutifolius

Lathyrus japonicus var. japonicus
beach pea

Lathyrus japonicus var. maritimus
beach pea

Lathyrus japonicus var. parviflorus
smallflower beach pea

Lathyrus japonicus var. pellitus
beach pea

Lathyrus japonicus var. pubescens
downy beach pea

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Lathyrus japonicus Willd.

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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

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Lathyrus japonicus Willd.

This plant and 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 [=LAJAM]
beach pea		Endangered
Indiana:
Lathyrus maritimus var. glaber [=LAJAM]
beach peavine		Endangered
Ohio:
inland beach-pea		Threatened
Pennsylvania:
beach peavine		Threatened
Vermont:
Lathyrus maritimus [=LAJAM]
beach pea		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Lathyrus japonicus Willd.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

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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.

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 25836.

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

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

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

Time Generated: 10/05/2008 05:28 AM MDT