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sweet pea
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species of flowering plant
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Lathyrus odoratus, commonly known as the sweet pea, is a species within the genus Lathyrus and the family Fabaceae. The plant produces flowers that are purple or red in color. It is distinct from Lathyrus latifolius and has been used as fodder.
The taxon is native to Italy and Sicilia. Its recorded range includes China, specifically the regions of Fujian, Xinjiang, and Guangdong. The species has at various times been associated with these locations.
According to the IUCN Red List, Lathyrus odoratus is classified as Critically Endangered, a status assigned in 2019.
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Species
Critically EndangeredCommon Name: sweet pea
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Encyclopedic overview
The sweet pea, Lathyrus odoratus, is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae (legumes), native to Sicily, southern Italy and the Aegean Islands.
It is an annual climbing plant, growing to a height of 1–2 metres (3 ft 3 in – 6 ft 7 in) when suitable support is available. The leaves are pinnate with two leaflets and a terminal tendril, which twines around supporting structures and helps the sweet pea to climb. In the wild plant the flowers are purple, 2–3.5 cm (3⁄4–1+1⁄2 in) broad; they are larger and highly variable in color in cultivars. The blooms are usually strongly scented.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “sweet pea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.