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Lathyrus

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Lathyrus
Grass vetchling, <em>Lathyrus nissolia</em>
Scientific classification'''
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Lathyrus
Species
includes:
Lathyrus aureus (golden pea)
Lathyrus annuus (red fodder pea)
Lathyrus chloranthus
Lathyrus japonicus (Sea Pea)
Lathyrus latifolius (everlasting pea)
Lathyrus linifolius (bitter vetch)
Lathyrus nervosus (Lord Anson's blue pea)
Lathyrus nissolia (grass vetchling)
Lathyrus odoratus (sweet pea)
Lathyrus pratensis (meadow vetchling)
Lathyrus sativus (Indian pea)
Lathyrus sylvestris (flat pea-vine)
Lathyrus tingitanus (Tangier pea)

The genus Lathyrus are the sweet peas and vetchlings, flowering plants in the family Fabaceae.

The genus includes the garden sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) and the perennial everlasting pea (Lathyrus latifolius).

Meadow vetchling, <em>Lathyrus pratensis</em>Enlarge

Meadow vetchling, Lathyrus pratensis

A close-up of the flowers of Meadow vetchlingEnlarge

A close-up of the flowers of Meadow vetchling


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