Cream Pea

Lathyrus ochroleucus Hook. - Pea family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Plant Type: Vine, Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly)

Larval Species depending on Cream Pea: Cupido amyntula, Glaucopsyche lygdamus, Thorybes pylades

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.