Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Lathyrus torreyi S.Watson trib. Vicieae |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Description | stems ramose, pubescent, leaflets 4-6 pairs, broadly oval, 5-15mm, mucronate, lanate-pubescent, flowers ca. 1cm long, pod oblong, 2-3cm long |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | bluish white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Oregon , Washington ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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