Lathyrus tingitanus

Tangier pea

Family: Fabaceae · Type: annual · Not Native

Tangier pea is a naturalized annual found in California's Central Coast and Southwestern California in generally disturbed areas, especially coastal regions, at elevations below 500 meters. Flowering from April to July, this plant produces maroon to crimson flowers approximately 25 to 30 millimeters long in small open clusters of 2 to 3 blooms. Growing with distinctively winged stems and thin climbing tendrils, it reaches a moderate height with branched, coiled tendrils. Its leaves feature two lanceolate to widely ovate leaflets measuring 2 to 6 centimeters long, with small or conspicuous stipules. The smooth, glabrous fruit is less than 10 centimeters in length.

Habitat: Generally disturbed areas, especially coastal

Bloom period: Apr-Jul

Elevation: generally < 500 m

Bioregions: CA-FP

California counties: Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Monterey, Marin, Lake, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Napa, Mendocino, Butte, San Diego, Humboldt, El Dorado, Amador, Sonoma, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Orange, Shasta, Del Norte, Yolo, Nevada

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