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Manystem Pea
Lathyrus decaphyllus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
American vetchVicia americana
Bush vetchlingLathyrus eucosmus
Lambert's LocoweedOxytropis lambertii
broad-leaved sweet peaLathyrus latifolius
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 578 |
|---|---|
| South Dakota | 133 |
| Nebraska | 118 |
| Colorado | 103 |
| Wyoming | 41 |
| Kansas | 9 |
| New Mexico | 8 |
| Oklahoma | 6 |
| Utah | 1 |
| Iowa | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Nitrogen fixingDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with nitrogen-fixing symbioses.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Legumes, Milkworts, and Allies · Fabales |
| Family | Legumes · Fabaceae |
| Genus | sweet peas and vetchlings · Lathyrus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Manystem Pea with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.