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Everlasting Pea
Lathyrus latifolius		  
Family Pea or Bean  (Fabaceae)
Bloom Summer, Fall
Habitat Roadsides, fields, disturbed areas
Status Non-Native   
Cycle Perennial
Height 1-7 feet
Flower Flowers range from white to dark purple but are usually pink.  The flowers resemble the cultivated sweet pea.  It has 4-10 showy blossoms in a cluster near the tip of the smooth flower stalk which may be up to 7" long.
Leaf Leaves consist of 2 oval leaflets, 1-3" long.  The leaf stalk may have one or more tendrils from the tip.
Notes Stems are climbing or prostrate.  Seeds are poisonous.

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