[Peavines: The Genus Lathyrus in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Sierra Peavine, Sierra Nevada Pea, Sierran Peavine

Lathyrus nevadensis var. nevadensis

Synonyms: Lathyrus lanceolatus, Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. lanceolatus, Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. nevadensis, Lathyrus nevadensis var. nuttallii , Lathyrus nevadensis var. pilosellus, Lathyrus nevadensis var. puniceus, Lathyrus nuttallii

Close-up sideview of a flower of Sierra Peavine, Sierra Nevada Pea, Sierran Peavine: Lathyrus nevadensis var. nevadensis (Synonyms: Lathyrus lanceolatus, Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. lanceolatus, Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. nevadensis, Lathyrus nevadensis var. nuttallii , Lathyrus nevadensis var. pilosellus, Lathyrus nevadensis var. puniceus, Lathyrus nuttallii) - Close-up frontal views of the flowers of Sierra Peavine, Sierra Nevada Pea, Sierran Peavine: Lathyrus nevadensis var. nevadensis (Synonyms: Lathyrus lanceolatus, Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. lanceolatus, Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. nevadensis, Lathyrus nevadensis var. nuttallii , Lathyrus nevadensis var. pilosellus, Lathyrus nevadensis var. puniceus, Lathyrus nuttallii)

The upper three photos of Sierran peavine on this page were photographed 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. Note that the tip of the keel is as long as the wings. The similar american vetch (Vicia americana) has a keel which is much shorter than the wings.

Flowers and ventral surface of the leaf of Sierra Peavine, Sierra Nevada Pea, Sierran Peavine: Lathyrus nevadensis var. nevadensis (Synonyms: Lathyrus lanceolatus, Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. lanceolatus, Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. nevadensis, Lathyrus nevadensis var. nuttallii , Lathyrus nevadensis var. pilosellus, Lathyrus nevadensis var. puniceus, Lathyrus nuttallii)

The photo above shows a close-up of the flowers and pinnately compound leaf of Sierran peavine. The flowers are aobut 20 mm long. Photographed at about 4100' atop the ridge dividing the Dairy Creek and Cougar Creek drainages at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.........June 13, 2005.

Close-up of the stigma and style of a flower of Sierra Peavine, Sierra Nevada Pea, Sierran Peavine: Lathyrus nevadensis var. nevadensis (Synonyms: Lathyrus lanceolatus, Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. lanceolatus, Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. nevadensis, Lathyrus nevadensis var. nuttallii , Lathyrus nevadensis var. pilosellus, Lathyrus nevadensis var. puniceus, Lathyrus nuttallii)

The photo above shows the tip of the style with the brush-like hairs at its tip oriented on only one side, a characteristic of the genus Lathyrus. The tip of the style in the similar genus Vicia has hairs oriented in all directions like a bottlebrush.

Close-up view of the long keel of a flower of Sierra Peavine, Sierra Nevada Pea, Sierran Peavine: Lathyrus nevadensis var. nevadensis (Synonyms: Lathyrus lanceolatus, Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. lanceolatus, Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. nevadensis, Lathyrus nevadensis var. nuttallii , Lathyrus nevadensis var. pilosellus, Lathyrus nevadensis var. puniceus, Lathyrus nuttallii)

Note that the tip of the keel is as long as the wings. The similar american vetch (Vicia americana) has a keel which is much shorter than the wings.

Sierra Peavine, Sierra Nevada Pea, Sierran Peavine: Lathyrus nevadensis var. nevadensis (Synonyms: Lathyrus lanceolatus, Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. lanceolatus, Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. nevadensis, Lathyrus nevadensis var. nuttallii , Lathyrus nevadensis var. pilosellus, Lathyrus nevadensis var. puniceus, Lathyrus nuttallii) - Sierra Peavine, Sierra Nevada Pea, Sierran Peavine: Lathyrus nevadensis var. nevadensis (Synonyms: Lathyrus lanceolatus, Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. lanceolatus, Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. nevadensis, Lathyrus nevadensis var. nuttallii , Lathyrus nevadensis var. pilosellus, Lathyrus nevadensis var. puniceus, Lathyrus nuttallii) - Sierra Peavine, Sierra Nevada Pea, Sierran Peavine: Lathyrus nevadensis var. nevadensis (Synonyms: Lathyrus lanceolatus, Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. lanceolatus, Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. nevadensis, Lathyrus nevadensis var. nuttallii , Lathyrus nevadensis var. pilosellus, Lathyrus nevadensis var. puniceus, Lathyrus nuttallii)

Sierran peavine as seen along the Lowder Mountain Trail #3329, Three Sisters Wilderness.........June 23, 2018.

Sierra Peavine, Sierra Nevada Pea, Sierran Peavine: Lathyrus nevadensis var. nevadensis (Synonyms: Lathyrus lanceolatus, Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. lanceolatus, Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. nevadensis, Lathyrus nevadensis var. nuttallii , Lathyrus nevadensis var. pilosellus, Lathyrus nevadensis var. puniceus, Lathyrus nuttallii) - Sierra Peavine, Sierra Nevada Pea, Sierran Peavine: Lathyrus nevadensis var. nevadensis (Synonyms: Lathyrus lanceolatus, Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. lanceolatus, Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. nevadensis, Lathyrus nevadensis var. nuttallii , Lathyrus nevadensis var. pilosellus, Lathyrus nevadensis var. puniceus, Lathyrus nuttallii)

Sierrran peavine blooming at left along the Little Naches River Road, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest......June 9, 2019. The photo at right shows Sierran peavine in bloom along the Fifteenmile Trail #456 about one-quarter of a mile downstream to the east of Fifteenmile Campground, Mount Hood National Forest......July 8, 2022.

Close-up sideview of a flower of Sierra Peavine, Sierra Nevada Pea, Sierran Peavine: Lathyrus nevadensis var. nevadensis (Synonyms: Lathyrus lanceolatus, Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. lanceolatus, Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. nevadensis, Lathyrus nevadensis var. nuttallii , Lathyrus nevadensis var. pilosellus, Lathyrus nevadensis var. puniceus, Lathyrus nuttallii) - Close-up frontal view of a flower of Sierra Peavine, Sierra Nevada Pea, Sierran Peavine: Lathyrus nevadensis var. nevadensis (Synonyms: Lathyrus lanceolatus, Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. lanceolatus, Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. nevadensis, Lathyrus nevadensis var. nuttallii , Lathyrus nevadensis var. pilosellus, Lathyrus nevadensis var. puniceus, Lathyrus nuttallii)

Close-up side and frontal views of the flower of Sierran peavine. The flowers are aobut 20 mm long. Photographed at about 4100' atop the ridge dividing the Dairy Creek and Cougar Creek drainages at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams........June 13, 2005.


Paul Slichter