Lathyrus biflorus

Taxobox
name = "Lathyrus biflorus"


image_width = 250px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
subfamilia = Faboideae
genus = "Lathyrus"
species = "L. biflorus"
binomial = "Lathyrus biflorus"
binomial_authority = 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.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3691,3922,3925 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LABI3 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Lathyrus+biflorus Photo gallery]

Further reading

*Nelson, T. W. and J. P. Nelson. (1983). Two new species of Leguminosae from serpentine of Humboldt County, California. "Brittonia" 35(2) 180-3.