Lathyrus venosus

Classification	Dicots
Family	Fabaceae
Family (Traditional)	Fabaceae
Genus	Lathyrus
Species:	Lathyrus venosus Muhl. ex Willd.
Common Name	Veiny Pea
Growth Habit	vine - forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: vine - forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; 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; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 10; Leaflet Number: 11; Leaflet Number: 12; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: Purple; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Type: Legume; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	7
Status	Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S2S3] (State Rank); G5 (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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Counties - Species Present

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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Lathyrus oreophilus	Lathyrus oreophilus Wooton & Standl.
Lathyrus rollandii	Lathyrus rollandii
Lathyrus venosus subsp. arkansanus	Lathyrus venosus subsp. arkansanus (Fassett) C.L.Hitchc.
Lathyrus venosus var. arkansanus	Lathyrus venosus var. arkansanus Fassett
Lathyrus venosus var. intonsus	Lathyrus venosus var. intonsus Butters & H.St.John
Lathyrus venosus var. meridionalis	Lathyrus venosus var. meridionalis Butters & H.St.John

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: Bell (KY), Estill (KY), Floyd (KY), McCreary (KY), Carter (TN), Greene (TN), Polk (TN), Rhea (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1983 - 2018

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0083591	Floyd	Kentucky	04 Jun 1987	Max Medley	APSC Lathyrus venosus
APSC0083590	Estill	Kentucky	11 Jun 1983	Max Medley	APSC Lathyrus venosus
APSC0083589	Bell	Kentucky			APSC Lathyrus venosus
HTTU004372		Tennessee			HTTU Lathyrus venosus
ETSU016927	Sullivan	Tennessee			ETSU Lathyrus venosus
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	12 Apr 2018	Frosty Levy	ETSU Lathyrus venosus
TENN-V-0131845	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Lathyrus venosus
APSC0083588	Bell	Kentucky			APSC Lathyrus venosus
TENN-V-0132050	Bell	Kentucky			TENN Lathyrus venosus
UCHT035370	Rhea	Tennessee			UCHT Lathyrus venosus
ETSU016928	Sullivan	Tennessee			ETSU Lathyrus venosus
31234100428760	Estill	Kentucky		Julian Campbell	EKY Lathyrus venosus
ETSU005661	Unicoi	Tennessee	16 Jun 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Lathyrus venosus
APSC0083592	Floyd	Kentucky	04 Jun 1987	Max Medley	APSC Lathyrus venosus
BEREA013656	Bell	Kentucky			BEREA Lathyrus venosus
TENN-V-0131846	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Lathyrus venosus
APSC0085511	Bell	Kentucky			APSC Lathyrus venosus
APSC0070577	Floyd	Kentucky	10 May 1988	Max Medley	APSC Lathyrus venosus
APSC0087024	Estill	Kentucky	04 Oct 1986	Max Medley	APSC Lathyrus venosus
31234100428752	Bell	Kentucky		Max E. Medley	EKY Lathyrus venosus
31234100428661	McCreary	Kentucky		Rob Jacobs	EKY Lathyrus venosus
APSC0102361	Estill	Kentucky			APSC Lathyrus venosus

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Lathyrus venosus

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