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title: "Wild San Diego Sweetpea"
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date_published: "2026-07-31T01:25:11-07:00"
date_modified: "2026-07-31T01:59:12-07:00"
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# Wild San Diego Sweetpea

Wild San Diego Sweetpea

Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii

Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii or Wild San Diego Sweetpea

Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii or Wild San Diego Sweetpea is a perennial plant that produces delicate pink and purple flowers from spring into summer. Low lying vines, these plants typically do not get above a couple of feet and can be found growing on the steep carved out slopes along the road near the entrance to the Park.

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