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Few Flowered Peavine, Wild Sweetpea
(Lathryus paucifloris)
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Form:
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Upright stems 2 feet tall or less.
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Leaves:
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Pinnate with 8-10 leaflets and the leaf axes end in curling
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branching tendrils.
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Flowers:
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4-7 flowered racemes of pink to purple pea-like flowers, turning
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blue with age.
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Habitat:
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Medium-dense forests to open prairies.
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Season:
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Mid to late spring (April, May)
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