Two-flowered Everlasting-pea
Two-flowered Everlasting-pea - Lathyrus grandiflorus
Description
Lathyrus grandiflorus is a herbaceous climber, spreading by suckers, and growing about 1.5m tall. It produces pink-purple flowers in summer.
Similar Species
Lathyrus latifolius
Identification difficulty
ID checklist (your specimen should have all of these features)
One pair of leaflets; the stems are angled but not winged.
Recording advice
A photo of the the whole plant, showing stems and leaves as well as flowers
Habitat
A persistent garden escape in hedges, waste ground, etc.
When to see it
Flowers in summer.
Life History
Perennial.
UK Status
Widespread but infrequent in the wild in Britain.
VC55 Status
Rare or under recorded in our area. It was first recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland in 1997.
Ray Pearce
Moira furnace woods & canal bank
04 June 2018
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