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Lathyrus palustris

Marsh Pea, Marsh Vetchling
Also known as: Lathryus myrtifolius Willd. +15 more
  • Lathryus myrtifolius Willd.
  • Lathryus occidentalis Torr. & A.Gray
  • Lathryus palustris var. linearifolius Ser.
  • Lathryus palustris var. myrtifolius (Willd) A.Gray
  • Lathryus palustris var. pilosus (Cham.) Ledeb.
  • Lathryus palustris var. retusus Fernald & H.St.John
  • Lathryus pilosus Cham.
  • Lathyrus nudicaulus (Willk.) Amo
  • Lathyrus occidentalis Torr. & A.Gray
  • Lathyrus paluster
  • Lathyrus palustris var. meridionalis Butters & H.St.John
  • Lathyrus palustris var. palustris
  • Lathyrus viciaeformis Wallr.
  • Orobus myrtifolius (Willd.) Hall
  • Orobus palustris (L.) Rchb.
  • Pisum palustre (L.) E.H.L.Krause
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Fabaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Lathyrus palustris (commonly known as Marsh Pea or Marsh Vetchling) is a herbaceous perennial within the Fabaceae family. It is found natively in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies and varieties of this species, which are linked below.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indo-China, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Iceland, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Laos, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mongolia, Nebraska, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tennessee, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Ukraine, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms

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