Lathyrus sylvestris L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science (original) (raw)

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Native to:

Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Krym, Madeira, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, New Zealand South, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Wyoming

Homotypic Synonyms

• Pisum sylvestre (L.) E.H.L.Krause in J.W.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2. 9: 48 (1901)

Heterotypic Synonyms

• Lathyrus angustifolius Medik. in Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 2: 358 (1787)
• Lathyrus grandiflorus Láng in Syll. Pl. Nov. 1: 182 (1824), nom. illeg.
• Lathyrus heterophyllus Lapeyr. in Hist. Pl. Pyrénées: 416 (1813), nom. illeg.
• Lathyrus intermedius Wallr. in Sched. Crit.: 386 (1822)
• Lathyrus noeanus Alef. in Bonplandia (Hannover) 9: 152 (1861)
• Lathyrus platyphyllos (Retz.) W.D.J.Koch in Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv., ed. 2: 443 (1843)
• Lathyrus pyrenaicus Jord. in Cat. Jard. Dijon: 27 (1848)
• Lathyrus sylvestris subsp. angustifolius (Medik.) Rothm. in Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 64: 6 (1963)
• Lathyrus sylvestris var. angustifolius (Medik.) Schkuhr in Bot. Handb. 2: 355 (1796)
• Lathyrus sylvestris subsp. angustissimus Holub in Acta Horti Bot. Prag. 1963: ? (1964)
• Lathyrus sylvestris var. ensifolius Ser. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 2: 369 (1825)
• Lathyrus sylvestris var. intermedius Lamotte in Prodr. Fl. Plat. Centr. 1: 224 (1876)
• Lathyrus sylvestris var. intermedius Kožuharov in Fl. Nar. Republ. Bulgariya 6: 561 (1976), nom. illeg.
• Lathyrus sylvestris var. oblongus Ser. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 2: 369 (1825)
• Lathyrus sylvestris subsp. platyphyllos (Retz.) Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 201 (1878)
• Lathyrus sylvestris var. platyphyllos Retz. in Fl. Scand. Prodr., ed. 2: 170 (1795)
• Lathyrus sylvestris proles pyrenaicus (Jord.) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 5: 261 (1899)
• Lathyrus sylvestris subsp. pyrenaicus (Jord.) O.Bolòs & Vigo in Butl. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat., Secc. Bot. 38(1): 72 (1974)
• Lathyrus variegatus Gilib. in Fl. Lit. Inch. 2: 99 (1782), opus utique oppr.

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

• Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
• Chadde, S.W. (2019). Minnesota Flora. An illustrated guide to the vascular plants of Minnesota ed. 2: 1-776. Steve W. Chadde.
• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023). Flora of North America North of Mexico 11(2): 543-1108. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
• Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
• Isely, D. (1998). Native and Naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States: 1-1007. Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
• Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
• Kenicer, G.J. & Parsons, R. (2021). Lathyrus: The Complete Guide: 1-511. RHS Media.
• Malyschev, L.I., Peshkova, G.A. & Baikov, K.S. (eds.) (2007). Flora of Siberia 14: 1-210. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
• Meyers, S.C. & al. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Oregon 2: 1-861. Botanical research institute of Texas Press.
• Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
• Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
• Shaulo, D.N. & Zykova, E.Y. (2013). Findings of adventive species in the Novosibirsk oblast. Rastitel'nyj mir Aziatskoj Rossii 1(11): 37-43.
• Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
• Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
• Webb, C.J., Sykes, W.R. & Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988). Flora of New Zealand 4: 1-1365. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.
• Yakovlev, G.P., Sytin, A.K. & Roskov, Y.R. (1996). Legumes of Northern Eurasia. A checklist: 1-724. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

• Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
• Chadde, S.W. (2019). Minnesota Flora. An illustrated guide to the vascular plants of Minnesota ed. 2: 1-776. Steve W. Chadde.
• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023). Flora of North America North of Mexico 11(2): 543-1108. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
• Isely, D. (1998). Native and Naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States: 1-1007. Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
• Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
• Meyers, S.C. & al. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Oregon 2: 1-861. Botanical research institute of Texas Press.
• Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
• Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
• Webb, C.J., Sykes, W.R. & Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988). Flora of New Zealand 4: 1-1365. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.
• Yakovlev, G.P., Sytin, A.K. & Roskov, Y.R. (1996). Legumes of Northern Eurasia. A checklist: 1-724. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Seed Collection Guides

• Davis, P.H. (1970) Flora of Turkey, Volume 3, p351
• Davis, P.H. (1970) Flora ofTurkey, Volume 3, p351

International Legume Database and Information Service

• Bonnier G. & Layens G. (1970). Flore complete portative de la France de la Suisse et...
• Fedtschenko, B. A. (1948). Flora URSS, Vol 13. Moscow & Leningrad (Rus)
• Karyagin, I. I. (1954). In: Flora Azerbaijana, Vol. 5. Baku. (Rus)
• Kiselevski A. I. (1967). Latino-russko-belorusski botanicheski slovar. Minsk. 160 p.
• Paris F. & al. (1976). Guide des fleurs sauvages. Neuchatel, Paris. (Fr)
• Ross-Craig, S. (1954). Drawings of British Plants Part VII. Reprinted 1979, Vol 3.
• Rothmaler W. & al. (1988). Exkursionsflora fur die Gebiete der DDR und der BRD. Bd. 2.
• Rothmaler, W. et al. (1982). Exkursionsflora fur DDR... und BRD. Volk, Berlin
• Sokolov, P. D. (1987). Rastitelnye resursy SSR. (Vol 4). Leningrad(Rus.)
• Stace, C. (1991). New Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge Univ. Press
• Terrell, E. E. (1977). Checklist of Names for 3, 000 Vas. Pl... Agric. Handbook No. 505
• Webb, C. J. et al. (1988). Flora of New Zealand Vol IV

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• • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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• • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
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• • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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