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Lathyrus nevadensis (Sierra pea or purple peavine) is a perennial herb with erect to climbing stems, native to the forests and clearings of western North America from British Columbia to northern California and as far east as Idaho. The Lathyrus nevadensis plant is a trailer or weak climber vine, supported by tendrils, growing to 1. 0 m-3 feet tall. The leaves are pinnate, with 4 to 10 leaflets and a straight, unbranched tendrils at the apex of the petiole. Its flowers are hermaphroditic, pollinated by bees. The plant can also spread vegetatively from creeping rhizomes.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

3 ft Tall

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Color

Pink, Purple, Lavender, White

Plant communities

Red Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 20 likely

Confirmed Likely

Cerulean Looper Moth

Caenurgina caerulea

Soybean Looper Moth

Chrysodeixis includens

Orange Sulphur

Colias eurytheme