Dryland Nevada Pea, Nevada Peavine, Pinewoods Peavine, Thick-leaved Peavine
Lathyrus lanszwertii var. aridus
Synonym: Lathyrus lanszwertii ssp. aridus
Nevada peavine as seen at a DNR rock quarry at about 4100' abreast a ridge dividing the Dairy
Creek and Cougar Creek drainages at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.........May
29, 2005. Plants on Mt. Adams are erect, rather than lax, and often lack tendrils
at the leaf apex.
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Nevada peavine as seen along the School Canyon Trail #468 at a burn about half way between the trailhead and Ball Point, Badger Creek Wilderness.........May15, 2015.
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The long, narrow leaflets, short tendril
and diminutive flowers of thick-leaved peavine as seen at a DNR rock quarry
at about 4100' abreast a ridge dividing the Dairy Creek and Cougar Creek drainages
at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams........May 29, 2005. Many of
the leaves of this species at this site and others on Mt. Adams either have
a very short, bristle-like tendril or lack the tendrils all together.
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Thick-leaved peavine as seen along the Lowder Mountain Trail, Three Sisters Wilderness.........June 23, 2018.
Thick-leaved peavine observed along the Fifteenmile Creek Trail #456 within a quarter of a mile of the trailhead at Fifteenmile Creek Campground, Mt. Hood National Forest.....June 27, 2023.
Paul Slichter