genus
Sweet Peas and Vetchlings
Lathyrus
Field notes
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- Seaside Pea native
- Pacific Pea native
- Hairy Vetchling introduced
- Pale Vetchling native
- Marsh Pea native
- Veiny Pea native
- Sierra Nevada Peavine native
- Nevada Sweet Pea native
- Grass Vetchling present
- Silky Beach Pea native
- Low Vetchling
- Sulphur Pea native
- Leafy Pea native
- Loose-flowered Vetchling
- Felted Vetch
- Fewflower Pea native
- Venetian Vetchling
- Bush Pea native
- Bush Vetchling native
- Persian Everlasting-pea
- Grassleaf Pea present
- Golden Pea
- Manystem Pea native
- pride-of-California native
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Vines
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Vine Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native sweet peas and vetchlings All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Seaside Pea
Lathyrus japonicus
caterpillars
16
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
32
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Nevada Sweet Pea
Lathyrus lanszwertii
caterpillars
16
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
21
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Leafy Pea
Lathyrus polyphyllus
caterpillars
15
hosts
1
food
11
flowers
21
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Sierra Nevada Peavine
Lathyrus nevadensis
caterpillars
15
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
19
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Marsh Pea
Lathyrus palustris
caterpillars
14
hosts
1
food
10
flowers
31
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Pacific Pea
Lathyrus vestitus
caterpillars
13
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
38
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Sulphur Pea
Lathyrus sulphureus
caterpillars
13
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
17
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Delta Tule Pea
Lathyrus jepsonii
caterpillars
13
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
17
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Fewflower Pea
Lathyrus pauciflorus
caterpillars
12
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
18
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Torrey's Pea
Lathyrus torreyi
caterpillars
12
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
17
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Brown's Brush Pea
Lathyrus brownii
caterpillars
12
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
17
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Aspen Vetchling
Lathyrus laetivirens
caterpillars
12
food
5
flowers
16
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Bush Vetchling
Lathyrus eucosmus
caterpillars
12
food
4
flowers
25
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Manystem Pea
Lathyrus decaphyllus
caterpillars
12
food
2
flowers
28
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Pale Vetchling
Lathyrus ochroleucus
caterpillars
11
food
5
flowers
27