Lathyrus pauciflorus
Fabaceae
Steppe Sweetpea
Sprawling to climbing. Leaves pinnately divided, 2–10 leaflets with small wing-shaped stipules, 1/2 as long as leaflets. Leaflets mostly more than 1 in. long, thick, with sharply pointed tips, tendrils at leaf tip well developed, usually divided. Flower stem long, holding flower above leaves; flowers 3–7, pink, lavender, or violet. Found in grasslands, dry woods, sagebrush slopes.
- Rarity: Locally Common
- Flowering Time: Mid Spring
- Flower Form: Pea flowers, Tendril-tiped leaves
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 1–2 feet
- Habitat: East-side Forest, Meadow, Shrub-Steppe
- Found In: East Gorge, N Cascades NP, Steens, Wallowas
- Native: Yes
- Also Known As: Few-Flowered Pea
