Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Lathyrus torreyi S.Watson trib. Vicieae |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 7: 337 (1868) |
Native Range | Washington to California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
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 | perennial |
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 |
Synonyms | Lathyrus torreyi var. tenellus Wiegand Orobus villosus Torr. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |