All Topics  
Lathyrus splendens

 

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Lathyrus splendens
 
 
  Topics Lathyrus splendens Topic Home

Lathyrus splendens is a species of wild pea
Lathyrus

The genus Lathyrus consists of the sweet peas and vetchlings, flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae. There are approximately 160 species of Lathyrus; they are native to temperate areas, with a breakdown of 52 species in Europe, 30 species in North America, 78 in Asia, 24 in tropical East Africa, and 24 in temperat...
 known by the common names pride of California and Campo pea. It is native to Baja California
Baja California

Baja California is the northernmost States of Mexico of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North Territory of Baja California....
 and its range extends into San Diego County, California
San Diego County, California

San Diego County is a county located near the Pacific Ocean in the far southwest of the U.S. state of California. The state of California estimates San Diego County's population as of 2008 to be 3,146,274 people, making it the second most populous county in California, ahead of its northwestern neighbor Orange County, California....
, where it grows in the chaparral
Chaparral

Chaparral is a shrubland or Heath plant community found primarily in the U.S. state of California and in the northern portion of Lower California, Mexico....
. This is a climbing perennial pea vine with coiling tendril
Tendril

In botany, a tendril is a specialized Plant stem, leaf or Petiole with a threadlike shape that is used by climbing plants for support and attachment, generally by twining around whatever it touches....
s. Its leaves are each made up of 6 to 8 linear to oval-shaped leaflets a few centimeters long and wavy-margined stipule
Stipule

In botany, stipule is a term coined by Carolus Linnaeus which refers to outgrowths borne on either side of the base of a leafstalk . A pair of stipules is considered part of the anatomy of the leaf of a typical flowering plant, although in many species the stipules are inconspicuous or entirely absent ....
s. The plant produces showy inflorescence
Inflorescence

An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a Plant stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches....
s of up to 6 bright to deep red flowers each about 3 centimeters wide.






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Lathyrus splendens'
Start a new discussion about 'Lathyrus splendens'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


Lathyrus splendens is a species of wild pea
Lathyrus

The genus Lathyrus consists of the sweet peas and vetchlings, flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae. There are approximately 160 species of Lathyrus; they are native to temperate areas, with a breakdown of 52 species in Europe, 30 species in North America, 78 in Asia, 24 in tropical East Africa, and 24 in temperat...
 known by the common names pride of California and Campo pea. It is native to Baja California
Baja California

Baja California is the northernmost States of Mexico of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North Territory of Baja California....
 and its range extends into San Diego County, California
San Diego County, California

San Diego County is a county located near the Pacific Ocean in the far southwest of the U.S. state of California. The state of California estimates San Diego County's population as of 2008 to be 3,146,274 people, making it the second most populous county in California, ahead of its northwestern neighbor Orange County, California....
, where it grows in the chaparral
Chaparral

Chaparral is a shrubland or Heath plant community found primarily in the U.S. state of California and in the northern portion of Lower California, Mexico....
. This is a climbing perennial pea vine with coiling tendril
Tendril

In botany, a tendril is a specialized Plant stem, leaf or Petiole with a threadlike shape that is used by climbing plants for support and attachment, generally by twining around whatever it touches....
s. Its leaves are each made up of 6 to 8 linear to oval-shaped leaflets a few centimeters long and wavy-margined stipule
Stipule

In botany, stipule is a term coined by Carolus Linnaeus which refers to outgrowths borne on either side of the base of a leafstalk . A pair of stipules is considered part of the anatomy of the leaf of a typical flowering plant, although in many species the stipules are inconspicuous or entirely absent ....
s. The plant produces showy inflorescence
Inflorescence

An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a Plant stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches....
s of up to 6 bright to deep red flowers each about 3 centimeters wide. The fruit is a hairless dehiscent
Dehiscence (botany)

Dehiscence is the spontaneous opening at maturity of a plant structure, such as a fruit, anther, or sporangium, to release its contents....
 legume pod.

External links