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Sweet pea

Sweet Pea
Sweet pea: Everlasting pea Lathyrus latifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Genus: Lathyrus Species: latiofolius
Binomial name
Lathyrus latifolius

Sweet Peas are part of the pea family, but unlike most peas, are not edible. The name comes from their sweet fragrance.

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