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''Lathyrus jepsonii'' is a species of wild pea known by the common names delta tule pea and Jepson's pea. It is endemic to California, where it grows in a number of habitat types, including forest and estuary. This is a perennial herb with a long, winged stem which climbs by means of branched, coiled tendrils. The leaves are made up of several pairs of lance-shaped leaflets. The plant bears an inflorescence of up to 15 pink or purplish flowers each up to 2 centimeters wide. The fruit is a hairless, dehiscent legume pod. There are two varieties of this species. *L. j. var. ''californicus'' is a smaller plant which is sometimes hairy, *L. j. var. ''jepsonii'' this rare variety can exceed two meters in height and is hairless, a rare variety which grows in the estuary habitat of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, the origin of the common name delta tule pea. ==External links== *(Jepson Manual Treatment ) *(USDA Plants Profile ) *(Photo gallery ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lathyrus jepsonii」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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