Lathyrus sylvestris L.
narrow-leaved everlasting peavine (flat pea)
Fabaceae (Pea family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
narrow-leaved everlasting peavine (flat pea)
Fabaceae (Pea family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a rhizome; stems climbing, 60-200 cm long, broadly winged, glabrous.
Leaves:
Alternate, pinnately compound with 2 leaflets; leaflets lanceolate to lance-elliptic, 5-12 cm long; tendrils well developed, branched; stipules 2-lobed, linear-lanceolate, 1-3 cm long.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a long-stalked, axillary cluster of 4 to 9 pea-like flowers; corollas muddy- to rose-pink, about 15 mm long, the banner-claw shorter than the blade; calyces 7-9 mm long, the teeth lance-triangular, shorter than the tube.
Fruits:
Pods, 4-6 cm long, 4-6 mm wide, glabrous; seeds 10 to 20.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia