Veiny Pea - Lathyrus venosus
Above: Veiny Pea in the Curtis Prairie in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin on May 21, 2022.
Veiny Pea - Lathyrus venosus (Native/Hazardous)
Veiny Pea has 10 to 20 purple/pink, pea-shaped flowers clustered at the end of a finely hairy stem arising from a leaf axil.
The lower wing petals are pale pink to nearly white. The flowers are about 3/4" long.
Veiny Pea grows in dry, moderate moisture to wet areas such as prairies, woods and streambanks.
Other names: Forest Pea, Veiny pea-vine, Wild Sweet Pea, Bushy Vetch.
Blooms April - July.
For more information on Veiny Pea (Lathyrus venosus), visit Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
Or, visit the UW-Madison Wisconsin State Herbarium website page about Veiny Pea - Lathyrus venosus.
Veiny Pea
Lathyrus venosus
Above: Veiny Pea in the Curtis Prairie in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin (6/07/22)
Above: Veiny Pea in the Curtis Prairie in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin (6/09/22)
Above: Lathyrus venosus specimen collected in Dane County, Wisconsin on August 6, 1948.
Above: Lathyrus venosus specimen collected on bank of Fox River in Grand Chute in Outagamie County, Wisconsin on August 6, 1948.
Above: 1913 line drawing of Veiny Pea (Lathyrus venosus).
