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Lathyrus annuus
Also called Fodder Pea, Annual Yellow Vetchling, Cicércula Anual
Lathyrus annuus, the annual vetchling, is a species of annual herb in the family Fabaceae. They are climbers and are associated with freshwater habitat. They have broad leaves. Individuals can grow to 37 cm tall. The species is diploid and has 14 chromosomes (2n=14).
Lathyrus alpestris · Angled pea · Yellow pea · Golden Pea · Belin Sweet Pea · Twoflower pea · Lathyrus lanszwertii var. bijugatus · Red pea · Cicercha purpurina · Dark Blue Vetchling · China Davida · Del Norte pea
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lathyrus annuus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
