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Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea Pea family
Lathyrus latifolius Leguminosae (Fabaceae)

Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea is a climbing perennial with a winged stem and large pink flowers. It was originally grown in gardens, and escaped into the wild, where it grows on railway banks and scrubland.
A similar plant is Narrow-leaved Everlasting-pea, which has narrower leaves and rose-pink smaller flowers.

Everlasting-pea Everlasting-pea flowers

Winged stem Tendrils Leaves
Winged stem Tendrils Leaves




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