Duration: Perennial Nativity: Native Lifeform: Vine General: Herbaceous perennial, stems erect or weakly climbing, stems commonly with tendrils at the tips Leaves: Pinnate, with large stipules Flowers: Purple or white, in axillary racemes, style hairy along the inner edge Fruits: Pods dehiscent, narrow, flat, two-valved. Ecology: Found from 0,000-0,000 ft (1111-1111 m); flowering May-May. Distribution: not in Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert, part 1 or 2, not in K and P, McDougall, or Utah flora Synonyms: None Editor: SBuckley 2010 Etymology: Lathyrus comes from the Greek lathyros, an old name for "pea"