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Lathyrus latifolius
Perennial Pea
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Lathyrus latifolius L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Perennial Pea
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Fabales, Family Fabaceae, Genus Lathyrus, Species Lathyrus latifolius


Park Tags:
Elevation Range - Low
Life form - Herbaceous Vine
Park Rank - Park scarce
Taxa Group - Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory - Dicot
Evidence Sensitivity - Not Sensitive
Bloom Time - May
Bloom Time - June
Bloom Time - July
Bloom Time - August


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: SNA; TN: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Bandelier National Monument
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Buffalo National River
Cape Cod National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Glacier National Park	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
John Muir National Historic Site	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park	Mammoth Cave National Park
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Morristown National Historical Park
Mount Rainier National Park	Muir Woods National Monument
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
North Cascades National Park	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Olympic National Park	Pecos National Historical Park
Piscataway Park	Presidio of San Francisco
Prince William Forest Park	Redwood National Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Saratoga National Historical Park
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Stones River National Battlefield	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Yosemite National Park	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	10/30/2019

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/11/2025 1:37:37 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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