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Lathyrus vestitus is a species of wild pea known by the common name Pacific pea. It is native to western North America, where it is mostly found in the forests, woodlands, and chaparral of California. The ranges of some subspecies extend into Oregon and Baja California. This is a perennial pea vine which varies in appearance across subspecies. Leaves are made up of several leaflets of various shapes up to 4 or 5 centimeters long. The leaves usually bear coiling tendrils and the stipules may be large or small. The flower cluster is a showy array of up to 15 pea flowers, sometimes densely packed together, and usually some shade of bright violet, or light to medium purple, or white.
Perennial herb
4 ft Tall
Evergreen
Pink, White
Winter, Spring
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Very Low, Low
Fast, Medium, Slow
Tolerates sandy or clay loam.
For propagating by seed: No treatment.
Slopes, climbing through other plants
Chaparral, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Forest
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Bombus californicus
Obscure Bumble Bee
Bombus caliginosus
Nevada Bumble Bee
Bombus nevadensis
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
Daikon
Raphanus sativus
Blueberries
Vaccinium
Peas
Lathyrus oleraceus
Radishes
Raphanus sativus