[Peavines East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Nevada Pea, Sierra Pea

Lathyrus nevadensis var. puniceus

Synonym: Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. lanceolatus var. puniceus

Nevada Pea, Sierra Pea: Lathyrus nevadensis var. puniceus (Synonym: Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. lanceolatus var. puniceus)

Sierra pea as seen along Forest Road #3507, Wenatchee National Forest........July 8, 2010.

Pinnately compound leaf of Nevada Pea, Sierra Pea: Lathyrus nevadensis var. puniceus (Synonym: Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. lanceolatus var. puniceus) - Inflorescence of Nevada Pea, Sierra Pea: Lathyrus nevadensis var. puniceus (Synonym: Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. lanceolatus var. puniceus)

Close-up photos of a pinnately compound leaf and the inflorescence of sierra pea as seen along Forest Road #3507, Wenatchee National Forest.......July 8, 2010.

Pods of Nevada Pea, Sierra Pea: Lathyrus nevadensis var. puniceus (Synonym: Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. lanceolatus var. puniceus) - Inflorescence of Nevada Pea, Sierra Pea: Lathyrus nevadensis var. puniceus (Synonym: Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. lanceolatus var. puniceus) - Inflorescence of Nevada Pea, Sierra Pea: Lathyrus nevadensis var. puniceus (Synonym: Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. lanceolatus var. puniceus)

Inflorescence of Nevada Pea, Sierra Pea: Lathyrus nevadensis var. puniceus (Synonym: Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. lanceolatus var. puniceus) - Inflorescence of Nevada Pea, Sierra Pea: Lathyrus nevadensis var. puniceus (Synonym: Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. lanceolatus var. puniceus)

Pinnately compound leaf of Nevada Pea, Sierra Pea: Lathyrus nevadensis var. puniceus (Synonym: Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. lanceolatus var. puniceus) - Nevada Pea, Sierra Pea: Lathyrus nevadensis var. puniceus (Synonym: Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. lanceolatus var. puniceus)

What appears to be sierra pea as seen on slopes north of Camas Land, a DNR preserve to the southeast of Leavenworth, Washington........June 7, 2015. The tendrils range from bristle-like to sparsely branched. The lateral calyx lobes are not wider above the base as in Lathyrus ochroleucus. Note the 8-10 broad leaflets per leaf.

Paul Slichter