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Everlasting Sweetpea (Lathyrus latifolius)
Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)
Bloom Color: Pink, Red, White. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Spreading or horizontal.
Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons
Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves
Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer
Flavor & Culinary Uses
Seed - cooked. Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity. Young seedpod - cooked. Young plant - cooked. — Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity.; Young seedpod - cooked.; Young plant - cooked.
Habitat & North American Range
Hedges, vineyards, fields and uncultivated places. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)