Lathyrus latifolius
Lathyrus latifolius

f25 @ 1/400s, ISO:1250, Nikon D3S w 105 mm macro

"Lathyrus latifolius," Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lathyrus latifolius, the perennial peavine, perennial pea, broad-leaved everlasting-pea, or just everlasting pea, is a robust, sprawling herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae. It is native to Europe but is present on other continents, such as North America and Australia, where it is most often seen along roadsides. Lathyrus latifolius has winged hairless stems, and alternating blue green compound leaves consisting of a single pair of leaflets and a winged petiole about 2 in long. The leaflets are narrowly ovate or oblong-ovate, smooth along the margins, hairless and up to 3 in long and 1 in across. There is a branched tendril between the leaflets.

Francis A. Crane Wildlife Management Area, East Falmouth, Massachusetts

07/20/2023