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Few Flowered Peavine, Wild Sweetpea
(Lathryus paucifloris)

Form:
Upright stems 2 feet tall or less.
Leaves:
Pinnate with 8-10 leaflets and the leaf axes end in curling
branching tendrils.

Flowers:
4-7 flowered racemes of pink to purple pea-like flowers, turning
blue with age.

Habitat:
Medium-dense forests to open prairies.
Season:
Mid to late spring (April, May)
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