Lathyrus nissolia

Lathyrus nissolia
In flower in East Sussex, England
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Lathyrus
Species:
L. nissolia
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]

  1. ^ P.A. Stroh; T. A. Humphrey; R.J. Burkmar; O.L. Pescott; D.B. Roy; K.J. Walker, eds. (2020). "Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia L." BSBI Online Plant Atlas 2020. Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  2. ^ Streeter D, Hart-Davies C, Hardcastle A, Cole F, Harper L. 2009. Collins Flower Guide. Harper Collins ISBN 9-78-000718389-0
  3. ^ Stokoe, W.J. The Observer's Book of Wild Flowers (1965 ed.). Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. p. 88.