Beach Pea is a trailing vine that grows on sandy ocean beaches, lake shores, and gravel bars across northern North America. Its showy purple-pink flowers are a surprise in the harsh beach environment. It fixes nitrogen, helping build soil on newly formed dunes and shorelines. Bumblebees are the primary pollinators.
Habitat
Sandy ocean beaches, Great Lakes shores, and gravel bars
Diet
Pollen and nectar for bumblebees
How common
Common
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