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Sierra Nevada Peavine

Lathyrus nevadensis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 37, February 35, March 54, April 79, May 460, June 130, July 67, August 60, September 53, October 42, November 34, December 34.
United States2,895
British Columbia1,592
Washington990
Oregon905
Canada660
California470
Idaho373
Nevada39
Alberta2

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Vine growth formListed by a harvested source as having a vine or climbing growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Nitrogen fixingDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with nitrogen-fixing symbioses.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderLegumes, Milkworts, and Allies · Fabales
FamilyLegumes · Fabaceae
Genussweet peas and vetchlings · Lathyrus

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