Lathyrus Plants — Species, Care & Identification
Lathyrus is a plant genus in the Fabaceae family. PlantoScan has care guides for 48 species in this genus. Each guide covers watering, light, soil, hardiness zone and pet toxicity, with sources.
Lathyrus species
Golden Sweet Pea
Lathyrus aureus
Kurt Stüber [1]CC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commonsresized
Jepson's Pea
Lathyrus jepsonii
Didier DescouensCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commonsresized
Orobus laevigatus
Lathyrus laevigatus
Beach Pea
Lathyrus littoralis
Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. PickartPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Cream Pea
Lathyrus ochroleucus
no rights reservedCC0 1.0iNaturalist
Sweet Pea
Lathyrus odoratus
AI generated
Fewflower Sweet Pea
Lathyrus pauciflorus
Walter SiegmundCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commonsresized
Manyleaf Peavine
Lathyrus polyphyllus
Walter SiegmundCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commonsresized
Stiff-stemmed Pea
Lathyrus rigidus
Thayne TuasonCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commonsresized
Pea
Lathyrus sulphureus
peganum from Henfield, EnglandCC BY-SA 2.0Wikimedia Commonsresized
Wild Sweet Pea
Lathyrus sylvestris
Gavin SlaterCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Tangier Pea
Lathyrus tingitanus
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Torrey's Peavine
Lathyrus torreyi
Ben CodyCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commonsresized
California Wild Pea
Lathyrus vestitus
Charles E. JonesCC BY-SA 2.5Wikimedia Commonsresized
- Angled PeaLathyrus angulatusPlantoScan
Angled Pea
Lathyrus angulatus
- Annual PeaLathyrus annuusPlantoScan
Annual Pea
Lathyrus annuus
- Yellow VetchlingLathyrus aphacaPlantoScan
Yellow Vetchling
Lathyrus aphaca
- Lathyrus biflorusLathyrus biflorusPlantoScan
Lathyrus biflorus
- Red VetchlingLathyrus ciceraPlantoScan
Red Vetchling
Lathyrus cicera
- Sweet peaLathyrus clymenumPlantoScan
Sweet pea
Lathyrus clymenum
- Del Norte sweet peaLathyrus delnorticusPlantoScan
Del Norte sweet pea
Lathyrus delnorticus
- Lathyrus gorgoniLathyrus gorgoniPlantoScan
Lathyrus gorgoni
- Everlasting PeaLathyrus grandiflorusPlantoScan
Everlasting Pea
Lathyrus grandiflorus
- Wild PeaLathyrus hirsutusPlantoScan
Wild Pea
Lathyrus hirsutus
- Lathyrus inconspicuusLathyrus inconspicuusPlantoScan
Lathyrus inconspicuus
- Beach PeaLathyrus japonicusPlantoScan
Beach Pea
Lathyrus japonicus
- Lathyrus lanszwertiiLathyrus lanszwertiiPlantoScan
Lathyrus lanszwertii
- Lathyrus lanszwertii var. bijugatusLathyrus lanszwertii var. bijugatusPlantoScan
Lathyrus lanszwertii var. bijugatus
- Everlasting PeaLathyrus latifoliusPlantoScan
Everlasting Pea
Lathyrus latifolius
- Lathyrus libaniLathyrus libaniPlantoScan
Lathyrus libani
- Bastard VetchLathyrus linifoliusPlantoScan
Bastard Vetch
Lathyrus linifolius
- Nevada Sweet PeaLathyrus nevadensisPlantoScan
Nevada Sweet Pea
Lathyrus nevadensis
- Black PeaLathyrus nigerPlantoScan
Black Pea
Lathyrus niger
- Crimson VetchLathyrus nissoliaPlantoScan
Crimson Vetch
Lathyrus nissolia
- Yellow PeaLathyrus ochrusPlantoScan
Yellow Pea
Lathyrus ochrus
- Garden PeaLathyrus oleraceusPlantoScan
Garden Pea
Lathyrus oleraceus
- Marsh peaLathyrus palustrisPlantoScan
Marsh pea
Lathyrus palustris
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisPlantoScan
Meadow Vetchling
Lathyrus pratensis
- Dwarf Sweet PeaLathyrus pygmaeusPlantoScan
Dwarf Sweet Pea
Lathyrus pygmaeus
- Round-leaved Sweet PeaLathyrus rotundifoliusPlantoScan
Round-leaved Sweet Pea
Lathyrus rotundifolius
- Grass PeaLathyrus sativusPlantoScan
Grass Pea
Lathyrus sativus
- Bristle-leaved VetchlingLathyrus setifoliusPlantoScan
Bristle-leaved Vetchling
Lathyrus setifolius
- Round-seeded VetchlingLathyrus sphaericusPlantoScan
Round-seeded Vetchling
Lathyrus sphaericus
- Pride of CaliforniaLathyrus splendensPlantoScan
Pride of California
Lathyrus splendens
- Tuberous PeaLathyrus tuberosusPlantoScan
Tuberous Pea
Lathyrus tuberosus
- Lathyrus undulatusLathyrus undulatusPlantoScan
Lathyrus undulatus
- Veiny PeaLathyrus venosusPlantoScan
Veiny Pea
Lathyrus venosus
- Spring VetchlingLathyrus vernusPlantoScan
Spring Vetchling
Lathyrus vernus
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