Lathyrus pauciflorus

Lathyrus pauciflorus, known by the common name of few flowered peavine,^[3] is a perennial plant species in the Fabaceae family.^[4]

Lathyrus pauciflorus
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Lathyrus
Species:	L. pauciflorus
Binomial name
Lathyrus pauciflorus Fernald
Varieties[2]
Lathyrus pauciflorus var. pauciflorus Lathyrus pauciflorus var. utahensis (M.E.Jones) M.Peck

Description

The flowers are blue to purple, blooming early in spring,^[5] usually growing to at least 18 millimeters. The leaves are mostly greater than 3 centimeters. The keel is 2–4 mm shorter than the wing petals.^[4]

Lathyrus pauciflorus 9730

Distribution

This plant grows at lower elevations from sagebrush desert to Ponderosa pine forests east of the Cascade crest in Washington, Washington to California and east to Idaho and Arizona.^[3][4]