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Fabaceae
Lathyrus

not marked as a favorite taxon 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.

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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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