Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Rosanae > Order Fabales > Family Fabaceae > Tribe Vicieae

Lathyrus L.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Lathyrus allardii Batt.
Lathyrus alpestris (Waldst. & Kit.) Čelak.
Lathyrus amphicarpos L.
Lathyrus angulatus L.
Lathyrus annuus L.
Lathyrus apenninus F. Conti
Lathyrus aphaca L.
Lathyrus atropatanus (Grossh.) Širj.
Lathyrus aureus (Steven) D. Brândzǎ
Lathyrus bauhinii P. A. Genty
Lathyrus binatus Pančić
Lathyrus blepharicarpus Boiss.
Lathyrus brachyodon Murb.
Lathyrus cassius Boiss.
Lathyrus chloranthus Boiss.
Lathyrus cicera L.
Lathyrus ciliatidentatus Czefr.
Lathyrus cirpicii Güneş
Lathyrus cirrhosus Ser.
Lathyrus clymenum L.
Lathyrus coerulescens Boiss. & Reut.
Lathyrus colchicus Lipsky
Lathyrus digitatus (M. Bieb.) Fiori
Lathyrus egirdiricus Genç & Sahin
Lathyrus filiformis (Lam.) J. Gay
Lathyrus fissus Ball
Lathyrus gloeosperma Warb. & Eig
Lathyrus gmelinii Fritsch
Lathyrus gorgoni Parl.
Lathyrus grandiflorus Sibth. & Sm.
Lathyrus hallersteinii Baumg.
Lathyrus heterophyllus L.
Lathyrus hierosolymitanus Boiss.
Lathyrus hirsutus L.
Lathyrus humilis (Ser.) Spreng.
Lathyrus inconspicuus L.
Lathyrus incurvus (Roth) Willd.
Lathyrus japonicus Willd.
Lathyrus laevigatus (Waldst. & Kit.) Gren.
Lathyrus latidentatus Elenevsky
Lathyrus latifolius L.
Lathyrus laxiflorus (Desf.) Kuntze
Lathyrus ledebourii Trautv.
Lathyrus leptophyllus M. Bieb.
Lathyrus linifolius (Reichard) Bässler
Lathyrus marmoratus Boiss. & C. I. Blanche
Lathyrus neurolobus Boiss. & Heldr.
Lathyrus niger (L.) Bernh.
Lathyrus nissolia L.
Lathyrus nivalis subsp. sahinii Genç
Lathyrus numidicus Batt.
Lathyrus ochrus (L.) DC.
Lathyrus odoratus L.
Lathyrus pallescens (M. Bieb.) K. Koch
Lathyrus palustris L.
Lathyrus pancicii (Jurišić) Adamović
Lathyrus pannonicus (Jacq.) Garcke
Lathyrus pisiformis L.
Lathyrus pratensis L.
Lathyrus pseudocicera Pamp.
Lathyrus roseus Steven
Lathyrus rotundifolius Willd.
Lathyrus sativus L.
Lathyrus saxatilis (Vent.) Vis.
Lathyrus setifolius L.
Lathyrus sphaericus Retz.
Lathyrus stenophyllus Boiss. & Heldr.
Lathyrus subalpinus Beck
Lathyrus sylvestris L.
Lathyrus tefennicus Genç & Sahin
Lathyrus tingitanus L.
Lathyrus transsilvanicus (Spreng.) Fritsch
Lathyrus tremolsianus Pau
Lathyrus tuberosus L.
Lathyrus turcicus Hamzaoğlu
Lathyrus undulatus Boiss.
Lathyrus venetus (Mill.) Wohlf.
Lathyrus vernus (L.) Bernh.
Lathyrus vinealis Boiss. & Noë
Lathyrus woronowii Bornm.
Lathyrus zalaghensis Andr.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Finnish: nätkelmät sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Swedish: vialer

Literature

original description	Linné, C. V. (1742). Caroli Linnaei medic. & botanic. in Acad. Upsallensis Profess. Reg. & Ord. Genera plantarum : eorumque characteres naturales secundum numerum, figuram, situm, & proportionem omnium fructificationis partium.
nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 729. 1753

Genbank

Citation

ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS). Lathyrus L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/2d73c577-c5cc-466f-baec-f930eaa10d57

WoRMS (2025). Lathyrus. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426072

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Occurrence

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Doubtful

Native

Introduced

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Invasive

Managed

No data

Environment

terrestrial

Importance

IUCN:
Red List status CR 2009 This species is critically endangered and is considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources