Lathyrus palustris Linnaeus. Common name: Marsh Pea, Marsh Vetchling. Phenology: Apr-Aug; Jul-Sep. Habitat: Tidal freshwater marshes, calcareous fens, bottomland forests, other marshes, streambanks. Distribution: Circumboreal, ranging in North America south to DE, VA, ne. NC, ec. GA, OH, IN, MO, CO, and CA.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA11.2, K4, Mi, Mo3, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, SE3, Tn, Va, Isely (1998); > Lathyrus myrtifolius Muhl. ex Willd. — S, S13; > Lathyrus palustris L. var. linearifolius Ser. — F, G; > Lathyrus palustris L. var. macranthus (T.G.White) Fernald — F; > Lathyrus palustris L. var. myrtifolius (Muhl. ex Willd.) A.Gray — F, G, Il, Tat, WV; > Lathyrus palustris L. var. palustris — C, F, G, Il, WV; > Lathyrus palustris L. var. pilosus (Cham.) Ledeb. — F; > Lathyrus palustris L. var. retusus Fernald & H.St.John — F. Basionym: Lathyrus palustris L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Lathyrus palustris - FNA11.2
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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