Veiny Pea

Lathyrus venosus Muhl. ex Willd.

Pea family

Plant Type

Vine, Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

3.0 feet

Flower Color

Pink, Purple

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Cupido amyntula, Glaucopsyche lygdamus, Grammia oithona, Protolithocolletis lathyri

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: Alberta, Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.