Lathyrus japonicus
Beach Pea, Beach Vetchling
Other regional names: Sea Pea
- Sea Pea
Also known as: Lathyrus japonicus f. japonicus +9 more
- Lathyrus japonicus f. japonicus
- Lathyrus japonicus subsp. japonicus
- Lathyrus japonicus subsp. pubescens (Hartman) C.Regel
- Lathyrus japonicus var. pilosiusculus Pobed.
- Lathyrus japonicus var. typicus Fernald
- Lathyrus maritimus var. aleuticus T.G.White
- Lathyrus pisiformis Hook.
- Orobus japonicus (Willd.) Alef.
- Pisum maritinum var. glabrum Seringe
- Pisum pubescens Hartm.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing perennial.
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Lathyrus japonicus (commonly known as Beach Pea or Beach Vetchling) is a climbing plant belonging to the Fabaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Aleutian Is., Baltic States, Belgium, British Columbia, California, China North-Central, China Southeast, Connecticut, Denmark, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Illinois, Indiana, Ireland, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nansei-shoto, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Sweden, Vermont, Washington, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Chile Central
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms