Lathyrus odoratus

ClassificationDicots
FamilyFabaceae
Family (Traditional)Fabaceae
GenusLathyrus
Species:Lathyrus odoratus L.
Common NameSweet Pea; Sweetpea
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: vine - forb; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaf Venation: ternate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 2; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: Purple; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Legume; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: Yes; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 2; Ovules per Carpel: 3; Ovules per Carpel: 4; Ovules per Carpel: 5; Ovules per Carpel: 6; Ovules per Carpel: 7; Ovules per Carpel: 8; Ovules per Carpel: 9; Ovules per Carpel: 10; Ovules per Carpel: 11; Ovules per Carpel: 12; Ovules per Carpel: 13+; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Calloway (KY), Jefferson (KY), Oldham (KY), Carter (TN), Hamilton (TN), Putnam (TN), Washington (TN), Weakley (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, ETSU, HTTU, UTM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
APSC0099122 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Lathyrus odoratus
ETSU016926 Washington Tennessee
ETSU
Lathyrus odoratus
ETSU008367 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Lathyrus odoratus
HTTU004369 Hamilton Tennessee
HTTU
Lathyrus odoratus
APSC0099121 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Lathyrus odoratus
HTTU004370 Calloway Kentucky
HTTU
Lathyrus odoratus
APSC0099120 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Lathyrus odoratus
APSC0099119 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Lathyrus odoratus
HTTU004366 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Lathyrus odoratus
UTM00603 Weakley Tennessee
UTM
Lathyrus odoratus
APSC0099118 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Lathyrus odoratus
HTTU004367 Calloway Kentucky
HTTU
Lathyrus odoratus
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