Lathyrus japonicus ssp maritimus (L.) P.W. Ball
(Sea Pea)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesLathyrus japonicus ssp maritimus (Sea Pea)
SpeciesLathyrus japonicus (Sea Pea)
GenusLathyrus (peas)
SubfamilyFABOIDEAE (vetches, peas and beans)
FamilyFABACEAE (vetches, peas, beans, accacias, wattles and sennas)
OrderFABALES (vetches, peas, beans and milkworts)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lathyrus japonicus ssp maritimus (Sea Pea) :
1: Lathyrus japonicus ssp maritimus (Sea Pea)
6 Jun 2010 OSGR: SY58 50° 40’ N, 2° 40’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
a good show of flowers
Image 1: Clump with flowersImage 2: Clump with flowers (2)Image 3: Clump with flowers (3)Image 4: Plant with flowers
2: Lathyrus japonicus ssp maritimus (Sea Pea)
24 Jun 2002 OSGR: SY58 50° 40’ N, 2° 40’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on shingle
Image 1: FlowersImage 2: Flowers (2)Image 3: Flowers and unripe podsImage 4: Flowers - close-upImage 5: Plant with flowersImage 6: Plant with flowers and podsImage 7: Plant with flowers and pods (2)Image 8: Pods - unripe - close-up
3: Lathyrus japonicus ssp maritimus (Sea Pea)
28 Apr 2001 OSGR: SY58 50° 40’ N, 2° 40’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on shingle
Image 1: PlantImage 2: Plant - close-upImage 3: Shoot -close-up

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Gibbons, B. 2002 Sea Pea Vol 14, No. 2 Page: 103

Lathyrus japonicus ssp maritimus (Sea Pea) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lathyrus japonicus ssp maritimus (Sea Pea)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lathyrus japonicus ssp maritimus (Sea Pea)
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