Lathyrus biflorus
| Lathyrus biflorus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Lathyrus |
| Species: | L. biflorus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lathyrus biflorus T.W.Nelson & J.P.Nelson | |
Lathyrus biflorus is a rare species of wild pea known by the common name twoflower pea. It is endemic to Humboldt County, California, where it is known only from the Mount Lassic Wilderness. It is a member of the serpentine soils flora. This is a petite perennial herb growing thin, tough, fuzzy stems with leaves each made up of two pairs of small linear leaflets. There are tiny bristlelike tendrils. The inflorescence bears two greenish-white pea flowers each up to a centimeter wide. The fruit is a hairless dehiscent legume pod.
Further reading
- Nelson, T. W.; Nelson, J. P. (1983). "Two new species of Leguminosae from serpentine of Humboldt County, California". Brittonia 35 (2): 180–3. doi:10.2307/2805963. JSTOR 2805963.
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