Ohio State University Plant Dictionary

Scientific Name:
Lathyrus latifolius

Family:
Perennial Sweet Pea

Family:
Fabaceae (or Leguminosae)

Description:
Perennial Sweet Pea, normally utilized as a climbing vine but also found as a rambling groundcover, is an old-fashioned perennial having flowers (pink, red, or white) that bloom from early summer until frost, flattened stems with prominent leaf-like stipules, twining tendrils, and pinnately compound foliage.

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