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Lathyrus ochroleucus

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Lathyrus ochroleucus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Lathyrus
Species:
L. ochroleucus
Binomial name
Lathyrus ochroleucus
Hook. (1831)

Lathyrus ochroleucus, the cream pea, is a species of wild pea in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the northern United States and Canada.[1] The species has cream-colored flowers with a variation of off-white with cream yellow to a white with a light white blue.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Lathyrus ochroleucus Hook". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  2. ^ "Lathyrus ochroleucus (Cream Pea): Minnesota Wildflowers". www.minnesotawildflowers.info. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  3. ^ "Pale Vetchling (Lathyrus ochroleucus)". illinoiswildflowers.info. Retrieved 2024-11-13.