Native Plant Database

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Vine
Fruit:

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Pink , Purple

Distribution

USA: AK , CA , CT , DC , DE , GA , IA , ID , IL , IN , KY , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SD , TN , TX , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV
Canada: NB , NL , NS , PE
USDA Native Status: L48(N), AK(N), CAN(N), SPM(N)

Benefit

Use Food: EDIBLE PARTS: Peas and very young pods. Collect young pods in early summer and peas slightly later. Do not wash with detergent or sanitizer, only water. (Poisonous Plants of N.C.)
Warning: POISONOUS PARTS: Seeds. Toxic if ingested in large quantities. Symptoms include Lathyrism: paralysis, slow and weak pulse, shallow breathing, convulsions. Toxic Principle: Amine, phenol, and glycoside. (Poisonous Plants of N.C.)
Conspicuous Flowers: yes

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Lathyrus palustris in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lathyrus palustris in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lathyrus palustris