Species

Lathyrus latifolius

Common Name(s)

everlasting pea

Family

Fabaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

LATLAT

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Similar Taxa

Scrambling herb with tendrils. Stems hairless. Leaflets in one pair with leafy stipules (scale appendage) at base. Flower usually magenta or purple-pink (rarely white). Pod to 110 mm long.

Flowering

September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May

Flower Colours

Red / Pink,Violet / Purple

Year Naturalised

1872

Origin

C. and S. Europe

This page last updated on 30 Jul 2014