Lathyrus angulatus

Angled pea vine

Family: Fabaceae · Type: annual · Not Native

Angled pea vine is a naturalized annual found in California's Central Valley and Foothills in disturbed places at elevations below 300 meters. Flowering from April to June, this plant produces lavender or purple flowers approximately 9 to 12 millimeters long. Growing with thin stems that are often flanged or slightly winged, it reaches a delicate form with thread-like leaflets 2 to 6 centimeters long. Its leaves have two narrow leaflets with a coiled tendril, creating a distinctive climbing habit. The fruit is glabrous with faint net-like veining, characteristic of this slender introduced pea vine.

Habitat: Uncommon. Disturbed places

Bloom period: Apr-Jun

Elevation: especially < 300 m

Bioregions: CA-FP

California counties: Tehama, Butte, Placer, El Dorado, Marin, Humboldt, San Luis Obispo, Sonoma, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Shasta, Mendocino, Napa, Sacramento, Lake, Santa Cruz

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.