Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Wood Pea from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Lathyrus venosus
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lathyrus venosus
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 098-38-004:
Lathyrus venosus
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Lathyrus venosus
COMMON NAME:
Wood Pea, Forest Pea, Bush Vetch, Veiny Pea
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_lave_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm140519_003
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm140519_009
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm140519_027
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm140519_036
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm140519_985
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm140519_985b
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
Dense racemes of 10-20 pea-like flowers, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm140519_987
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm180828_4313
August Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
Has a 4-angled (but not winged) stem, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm180828_4314
August Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
Stem terminated by a branched tendril, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.