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Lathyrus eucosmus

Butters & St. John

Seemly Sweetpea

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130493
Element CodePDFAB251C0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusLathyrus
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1994-01-11
Change Date1994-01-11
Edition Date1994-01-11
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.
Rank Reasons
Grows in many habitats in CO, UT, NM, AZ.
Range Extent Comments
Restricted to the foothills of the Bridger and Wind River ranges in Fremont County. Disjunct from the main part of its range in central Colorado, SE Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, and Sonora, Mexico (Barneby 1989).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Clay soils in washes in salt desert shrub communities at 1450 to 1700 m in UT. Often in open, dry woods of pinyon and of ponderosa pine, 5000-7000 ft in AZ.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
UtahS1Yes
ColoradoS4Yes
OklahomaS1Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
WyomingS1Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (8)
New Mexico (8)
AreaForestAcres
Chama WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest4,168
Chama WildernessSanta Fe National Forest1,295
Holy GhostSanta Fe National Forest2,352
Juan de Gabaldon GrantSanta Fe National Forest8,023
Nichols ReservoirSanta Fe National Forest1,518
Pacheco CanyonSanta Fe National Forest1,012
RendijaSanta Fe National Forest2,176
Thompson PeakSanta Fe National Forest33,001
References (3)
  1. Harrington, H.D. 1954. Manual of the plants of Colorado. Sage Press, Chicago. 666 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Kearney, T.H., R.H. Peebles, and collaborators. 1951. Arizona flora. 2nd edition with Supplement (1960) by J.T. Howell, E. McClintock, and collaborators. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1085 pp.