Red flowers of Sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus)

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Sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae (legumes), native to the eastern Mediterranean. It is an annual climbing plant, growing to a height of 1–2 meters (nearly six feet and six inches), where suitable support is available. The leaves are pinnate with two leaflets and a terminal tendril, which twines around supporting plants and structures helping the sweet pea to climb. The flowers are purple, centimeters broad, in the wild plant, larger and very variable in colour in the many cultivars.

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Location: Joodiku, Laekvere, Estonia
Photo credit: © Heiti Paves / Alamy / Afripics
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