Lathyrus nissolia | |
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In flower in East Sussex, England | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Lathyrus |
Species: | L. nissolia
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Binomial name | |
Lathyrus nissolia |
Lathyrus nissolia, the grass vetchling, is a species of flowering plant in the pea and bean family Fabaceae.[1][2] Its common name refers to the grass-like foliage; an older alternative name is grass pea.[3]