Lathyrus ochroleucus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Lathyrus |
Species: | L. ochroleucus
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Binomial name | |
Lathyrus ochroleucus Hook. (1831)
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Lathyrus ochroleucus, the cream pea, is a species of wild pea in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the northern United States and Canada.[1] The species has cream-colored flowers with a variation of off-white with cream yellow to a white with a light white blue.[2][3]