Taxon Report

Lathyrus palustris L.

marsh pea

Print Report


© 2016 Keir Morse

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Mar-Aug Mar-Aug
Elevation: 1-100 (5-330)
General Habitats: Bogs and fens, Coastal prairie, Coastal scrub, Lower montane coniferous forest, Marshes and swamps, North Coast coniferous forest
Microhabitat: Mesic
Microhabitat Details:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 13
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 1
   Good (B) 3
   Fair (C) 1
   Poor (D) 0
   None (X) 0
   Unknown (U) 8
California Endemic:  False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Del Norte (DNT), Humboldt (HUM), Mendocino (MEN), Sonoma (SON)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Arched Rock (3812342), Crescent City (4112472), Eureka (4012472), Eureka Hill (3812385), Fort Ross (3812352), Gualala (3812375), Mendocino (3912337), Plantation (3812353), Shelter Cove (4012411), Sister Rocks (4112462), Stewarts Point (3812364), Trinidad (4112412)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 6
EOs with Threat Listed: Total EOs % of EOs
5 38 %
Other 3 23%
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime 1 7%
Development 1 7%
Logging 1 7%
Non-native plant impacts 1 7%
ORV activity 1 7%

Notes

See University of Washington Publications in Botany 15:13 (1952) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 28 December 2024].