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Common Name - Cream-colored Vetchling |
| Scientific Name - Lathyrus ochroleucus |
| Family Name - Bean (Fabaceae) |
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Season |
Late spring through early summer. |
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Habitat |
Roadsides, sunny uncultivated fields. |
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Flower |
Irregular, pea shaped, yellowish-white,
3/4 inch long. Several individual flowers are attached linearly
along the inflorescence stalk (raceme). |
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Leaves |
Pinnately compound with 6 leaflets.
Two large stipules are located at the base of the leaf stalk.
Tendrils are present at the end of the leaf. |
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