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Sea Pea

Lathyrus japonicus

211Records since 2000
JunePeak month
8Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr6
May27
Jun60
Jul55
Aug38
Sep20
Oct3
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Suffolk England152
2Norfolk England7
3Kent England3
4Dorset England3
5City of Edinburgh Scotland2
6Cumbria England1
7Fife Scotland1
8Angus Scotland1
154 England2 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
211
Peak month
June
Counties with records
8
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Lathyrus japonicus
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
284
Most recorded in
Suffolk
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Lathyrus
Name with authority
Lathyrus japonicus Willd.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q21125 · GBIF 5356714