Beach Pea

Beach pea pods resemble those of garden peas -- but note the beach pea is NOT edible.

This somewhat low, sprawling plant, which ranges around the world on marine coasts and inland shores, is a native legume found along much of Michigan's shoreline. Beach pea can be recognized by its alternate leaves that are divided into several ...

Beach Pea
Beach Pea (Lathyrus Maritimus) - This is a very interesting native plant, inhabiting the seashore, and not so vigorous as the preceding kinds.

japonicus, Beach Pea
ochroleucus, Pale Pea
venosus, Purple Pea
Lilium philadelphicum, Wood Lily
Liparis loeselii, Loesel's Twayblade Orchid
Listera spp, Twayblade Orchids ...

Lathyrus littoralis is a species of wild pea known by the common name silky beach pea. It is native to the coastline of western North America from British Columbia to California. It is a resident of beaches and dunes.

Silky Beach Pea [English]: Lathyrus littoralis
Silky Bentgrass [English]: Apera interrupta
Silky Bentgrass [English]: Apera spica-venti
Silky Blue Grass [English]: Dichanthium sericeum
Silky Blue Orchid [English]: Cyanicula sericea ...

See also: Pea, Pink, Rape, Orchid, Legume