Lathyrus is a widely distributed genus of some 150 species of annual and perennial plants many of which climb, supporting themselves by means of tendrils. Some are used as forage crops and several are useful ornamentals, the most important of which is Lathyrus odoratus, the sweet pea.
More information
More information
Related categories 1
Sites 3
Photographic study by Brian Johnston of Lathyrus latifolius, with many fine images, both macroscopic and microscopic.
Alphabetic list of European species with their synonyms.
The section on the genus Lathyrus from Linnaeus' Species Plantarum of 1753, from botanicus.
Photographic study by Brian Johnston of Lathyrus latifolius, with many fine images, both macroscopic and microscopic.
Alphabetic list of European species with their synonyms.
The section on the genus Lathyrus from Linnaeus' Species Plantarum of 1753, from botanicus.
