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broad-leaved sweet pea
Fabaceae

broad-leaved sweet pea

Lathyrus latifolius L.

Lathyrus latifolius is a perennial herbaceous vine grown in gardens, often considered a weed, with several RHS Award of Garden Merit cultivars.

Bitter Vetch
Fabaceae

Bitter Vetch

Lathyrus linifolius (Reichard) Bässler

Lathyrus linifolius is a perennial flowering plant native to Europe and parts of Asia, with edible tubers that are being tested for commercial cultivation.

silky beach pea
Fabaceae

silky beach pea

Lathyrus littoralis (Nutt.) Endl. ex Walp.

Silky beach pea (Lathyrus littoralis) is a wild perennial pea native to North America's west coast, with edible roots.

Sierra Nevada Peavine
Fabaceae

Sierra Nevada Peavine

Lathyrus nevadensis S.Watson

Lathyrus nevadensis S.Watson is a trailing, weakly climbing vine with hermaphroditic bee-pollinated flowers, that can spread via creeping rhizomes.

black pea
Fabaceae

black pea

Lathyrus niger (L.) Bernh.

Lathyrus niger is a perennial flowering plant native to Europe and parts of Asia, pollinated mainly by bees.

Grass Vetchling
Fabaceae

Grass Vetchling

Lathyrus nissolia L.

Lathyrus nissolia L., or grass vetchling, is an annual grass-like plant native to Europe, North Africa, and West Asia, now spreading in the British Isles.

pale vetchling
Fabaceae

pale vetchling

Lathyrus ochroleucus Hook.

Lathyrus ochroleucus (cream pea) is a native North American wild pea in Fabaceae with variable cream-colored flowers.

Winged Vetchling
Fabaceae

Winged Vetchling

Lathyrus ochrus (L.) DC.

Lathyrus ochrus, the Cyprus vetch, is a climbing annual herb in the Fabaceae family with compound broad leaves.

Sweet pea
Fabaceae

Sweet pea

Lathyrus odoratus L.

Sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus L.) is an annual scented flowering climbing legume native to southern Europe, widely cultivated for its fragrant colorful blooms.

Common Pea
Fabaceae

Common Pea

Lathyrus oleraceus Lam.

Lathyrus oleraceus Lam. (pea) is a widely grown cool-season pod vegetable with a history of cultivation across Eurasia.

marsh pea
Fabaceae

marsh pea

Lathyrus palustris L.

Lathyrus palustris L., or Marsh Pea, is a perennial climbing pea native to Eurasia and North America that grows in wet, marshy habitats.

Pisiform grass-pea
Fabaceae

Pisiform grass-pea

Lathyrus pisiformis L.

Lathyrus pisiformis L. is a flowering plant in the Fabaceae family native from Central/Eastern Europe to the Caucasus and Mongolia.

meadow pea
Fabaceae

meadow pea

Lathyrus pratensis L.

Lathyrus pratensis L. (meadow vetchling) is a perennial climbing herb native to Europe and Asia, with yellow flowers and black pods.

Persian Everlasting-pea
Fabaceae

Persian Everlasting-pea

Lathyrus rotundifolius Willd.

Lathyrus rotundifolius, the Persian everlasting pea, is an unscented climbing perennial flowering plant native to Iran, often grown in gardens.

Grass Pea
Fabaceae

Grass Pea

Lathyrus sphaericus Retz.

Lathyrus sphaericus Retz. is a small annual herb native mostly to Mediterranean Europe, identified by spherical seeds and specific floral traits.

pride-of-California
Fabaceae

pride-of-California

Lathyrus splendens Kellogg

Lathyrus splendens is a wild perennial climbing pea native to parts of Baja California and Southern California.

broad-leaved sweet pea
Fabaceae

broad-leaved sweet pea

Lathyrus sylvestris L.

Lathyrus sylvestris L., the narrow-leaved everlasting-pea, is a perennial climber native to Africa, Europe, and Asia, sometimes used for erosion control.

Tangier Pea
Fabaceae

Tangier Pea

Lathyrus tingitanus L.

Lathyrus tingitanus, the Tangier pea, is an annual climbing wild pea native to southwestern Europe and Northwest Africa.

tuberous pea
Fabaceae

tuberous pea

Lathyrus tuberosus L.

Lathyrus tuberosus is a perennial legume with edible tubers, with cultivation history and both food and ornamental uses.

veiny pea
Fabaceae

veiny pea

Lathyrus venosus Muhl. ex Willd.

Lathyrus venosus is a perennial climbing or sprawling vine native to eastern North America that produces colorful papilionaceous flowers.

spring vetch
Fabaceae

spring vetch

Lathyrus vernus (L.) Bernh.

Lathyrus vernus is an early-flowering perennial plant native to Europe and northern Asia, with poisonous seeds in brown pods.

Pacific pea
Fabaceae

Pacific pea

Lathyrus vestitus Nutt.

Lathyrus vestitus, the Pacific pea, is a perennial wild pea native to western North America, growing with variable showy flower clusters.

Mol-albina
Asteraceae

Mol-albina

Launaea arborescens (Batt.) Murb.

Launaea arborescens is a flowering plant in Asteraceae found in parts of western Africa and southwestern Europe.

Pukatea
Atherospermataceae

Pukatea

Laurelia novae-zelandiae A.Cunn.

Laurelia novae-zelandiae, or pukatea, is an endemic New Zealand tree used in traditional Māori medicine and woodworking.

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