Lathyrus
Genus in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection
Distribution
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Pea
Lathyrus /ˈlæθɪrəs/ is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, and contains approximately 160 species. Commonly known as peavines or vetchlings, they are native to temperate areas, with a breakdown of 52 species in Europe, 30 species in North America, 78 in Asia, 24 in tropical East Africa, and 24 in temperate South America. There are annual and perennial species which may be cl... © Wikipedia authors and editors (licence)
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- Parent Taxon
- Leguminosae
- Species
- Taxonomic Completion
3.77%
6 of 159 accepted Species- Global Pollen Project UUID
- 910be25e-ae2c-40e4-bb96-875b87028ddf
- Botanical Reference
- None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources
This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.
The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility