Fabaceae

Lathyrus pauciflorus

Steppe Sweetpea

Sprawling to climbing. Leaves pinnately divided, 2–10 leaflets with small wing-shaped stipules, 1/2 as long as leaflets. Leaflets mostly more than 1 in. long, thick, with sharply pointed tips, tendrils at leaf tip well developed, usually divided. Flower stem long, holding flower above leaves; flowers 3–7, pink, lavender, or violet. Found in grasslands, dry woods, sagebrush slopes.

• Rarity: Locally Common
• Flowering Time: Mid Spring
• Life Cycle: Perennial
• Height: 1--2 feet
• Habitat: East-Side Forest, Meadow, Shrub-Steppe
• Found In: Steens, Wallowas, East Gorge, N Cascades Np
• Native: Yes