{{Short description|Species of legume}} {{Speciesbox | image = Del Norte pea imported from iNaturalist photo 357146499 on 12 March 2024.jpg | genus = Lathyrus | species = delnorticus | authority = C.L.Hitchc. }}
'''''Lathyrus delnorticus''''' is an uncommon species of wild pea known as the '''Del Norte pea'''. It is native to the Klamath Mountains of southern Oregon and northern California, where it is a member of the serpentine soils flora.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NatureServe Explorer 2.0 |url=https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.146789/Lathyrus_delnorticus |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=explorer.natureserve.org}}</ref> This is a hairless perennial herb producing a winged or flanged stem. The leaves are made up of several pairs of oval or lance-shaped leaflets, and the stipules of the leaves are wide and toothed. There are branching, coiled tendrils. The plant bears a dense inflorescence of up to 10 pea lavender-veined white flowers, each up to 1.5 centimeters wide. The fruit is a hairless dehiscent legume pod.
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==External links== *[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3691,3922,3927 Jepson Manual Treatment] *[https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LADE3 USDA Plants Profile] *[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Lathyrus+delnorticus Photo gallery]
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delnorticus Category:Flora of California Category:Flora of the Klamath Mountains Category:Flora of Oregon Category:Natural history of Del Norte County, California Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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