Lathyrus torreyi A.Gray is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Lathyrus torreyi A.Gray

Lathyrus torreyi A.Gray

Lathyrus torreyi, also called Torrey's peavine, is a perennial legume native to the US West Coast with 8–13mm bluish flowers.

Family
Genus
Lathyrus
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Lathyrus torreyi A.Gray

Lathyrus torreyi A.Gray, commonly called Torrey's peavine and redwood pea, is a perennial legume. It is native to wooded areas of the West Coast of the United States, with a distribution ranging from as far north as Pierce County, Washington, to as far south as Monterey, California. This plant produces bluish flowers that measure between 8 and 13 millimeters in length.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Lathyrus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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