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Lathyrus pratensis L.
meadow pea
Symbol: LAPR
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Growth Habit: Vine
Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Click on this Line drawing of Lathyrus pratensis (meadow pea) to enlarge it and download a high-resolution TIFF file Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 2: 415. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Guidelines.

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State Distributional Map for LAPR
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Plant Distribution by State

Lathyrus pratensis L.

LAPR

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Related Taxa:
Lathyrus pratensis L.

View 200 genera in Fabaceae, 42 species in Lathyrus

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Classification:
Lathyrus pratensis L.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Rosidae –
                      Order Fabales –
                         Family Fabaceae – Pea family
                            Genus Lathyrus L. – pea
                               Species Lathyrus pratensis L. – meadow pea

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Introduced Information:
Lathyrus pratensis L.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

List of Invasive PlantsScientific Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
List of Invasive PlantsCommon Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
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Wetland Indicator Status:
Lathyrus pratensis L.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FACU FACU NO FACU* NO NO NO NO NO UPL NO NO NO NO

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Lathyrus pratensis L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25874.
View species account from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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