?Sweet peas
Grass Vetchling, Lathyrus nissolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Tribe: Vicieae Genus: Lathyrus
Species
See text. Download high resolution version (800x1139, 144 KB)Grass vetchling, Lathyrus nissolia. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Divisions Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants Adiantum pedatum (a fern... Classes Magnoliopsida- Dicots Liliopsida- Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Young castor oil plant showing its prominent two embryonic leaves (cotyledons), that differ from the adult leaves An example of a trimerous and non-eudicot flower: Magnolia Dicotyledons or dicots are a group of flowering plants whose seed typically contains two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. ... Families Fabaceae (legumes) Quillajaceae Polygalaceae (milkwort family) Surianaceae The Fabales are an order of flowering plants, included in the rosid group of dicotyledons. ... Subfamilies Faboideae Caesalpinioideae Mimosoideae References GRIN-CA 2002-09-01 The name Fabaceae belongs to either of two families, depending on viewpoint. ... Tribes Abreae Adesmieae Aeschynomeneae Amorpheae Bossiaeeae Brongniartieae Carmichaelieae Cicereae Crotalarieae Dalbergieae Desmodieae Dipterygeae Euchresteae Galegeae Genisteae Hedysareae Indigofereae Liparieae Loteae Millettieae Mirbelieae Phaseoleae Podalyrieae Psoraleeae Robinieae Sophoreae Swartzieae Thermopsideae Trifolieae Vicieae Faboideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. ...

The genus Lathyrus are the sweet peas and vetchlings, flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae. There are approximately 160 species of Lathyrus; they are native to temperate areas in both hemispheres and their range extends into mountainous parts of Africa. There are annual and perennial species which may be climbing or bushy. In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a taxonomic grouping. ... Classes Magnoliopsida- Dicots Liliopsida- Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Varieties of soybean seeds, a popular legume Pea pods The term legume has two closely related meanings in botany, a situation encountered with many botanical common names of useful plants, whereby an applied name can refer to either the plant itself, or to the edible fruit (or useful part). ... Subfamilies Faboideae Caesalpinioideae Mimosoideae References GRIN-CA 2002-09-01 The name Fabaceae belongs to either of two families, depending on viewpoint. ... In geography, temperate latitudes of the globe lie between the tropics and the polar circles. ... Africa is the worlds second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. ... An annual plant is a plant that usually germinates, flowers and dies in one year. ... A Red Valerian, a perennial plant. ...

The genus includes the garden sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) and the perennial everlasting pea (Lathyrus latifolius). Flowers on these cultivated species may be rose, red, maroon, pink, white, yellow, purple or blue and some are bicolored; they are also fragrant, which makes them a very popular garden plant. Cultivated species are susceptible to fungal infections including downy and powdery mildew. Lathyrus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Grey Chi, Latticed Heath (both recorded on Meadow Vetchling) and Chionodes braunella. Binomial name Lathyrus odoratus Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus) is a flowering plant of the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae (the legumes). ... A Red Valerian, a perennial plant. ... Binomial name Lathyrus latifolius Everlasting pea (Lathyrus latifolius) is a flowering plant of the genus Lathyrus in the legume family Fabaceae. ... Clivia miniata right hereflowers. ... Divisions Chytridiomycota Zygomycota Ascomycota Basidiomycota The Fungi (singular: fungus) are a large group of organisms ranked as a kingdom within the Domain Eukaryota. ... Mildew is a grey, mold-like growth caused by one of two different types of micro-organisms. ... A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). ... Super Families Butterflies Hesperioidea Papilionoidea Moths Micropterigoidea Heterobathmioidea Eriocranioidea Acanthopteroctetoidea Lophocoronoidea Neopseustoidea Mnesarchaeoidea Hepialoidea Nepticuloidea Incurvarioidea Palaephatoidea Tischeriodea Simaethistoidea Tineoidea Gracillarioidea Yponomeutoidea Gelechioidea Zygaenoidea Sesioidea Cossoidea Tortricoidea Choreutoida Urodoidea Galacticoidea Schreckensteinioidea Epermenioidea Pterophoroidea Aluctoidea Immoidea Axioidea Hyblaeoidea Thyridoidea Whalleyanoidea Pyraloidea Mimallonoidea Lasiocampoidea Geometroidea Drepanoidea Bombycoidea Calliduloidae Hedyloidea Noctuoidea Families About... Binomial name Antitype chi Linnaeus, 1758 The Grey Chi (Antitype chi) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. ... Binomial name Semiothisa clathrata Linnaeus, 1758 The Latticed Heath (Semiothisa clathrata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. ... Binomial name Lathyrus pratensis A close-up of the flowers of Meadow Vetchling Categories: Legumes ... Chionodes is a genus of moths of the family Gelechiidae. ...

Other species are grown for food, including L. sativus and L. cicera, and less commonly L. ochrus and L. clymenum. L. tuberosus is grown as a root vegetable for its starchy edible tuber. Binomial name Lathyrus sativus Lathyrus sativus, is a legume (family Fabaceae) commonly grown for human consumption and livestock feed in Asia and Africa. ... Binomial name Lathyrus tuberosus L. Lathyrus tuberosus, also known as the aardaker, tuberous pea, or earthnut pea, is a small, climbing perennial plant grown as a root vegetable for its edible tuber. ... Root vegetables are underground plant parts used as vegetables. ... Oca tubers For the fungal genus, see Truffle. ...

The seeds of some Lathyrus species contain a toxic amino acid and if eaten in large quantities can cause lathyrism, a serious disease. A ripe red jalapeno cut open to show the seeds For other uses, see Seed (disambiguation). ... An amino acid residue is what is left of an amino acid once a molecule of water has been lost (an H+ from the nitrogenous side and an OH- from the carboxylic side) in the formation of a peptide bond. ... Lathyrism is a neurological disease of humans and domestic animals, caused by eating certain legumes of the genus Lathyrus and characterized by lack of strength in or inability to move legs. ...

Species

• Lathyrus aureus (Golden Pea)
• Lathyrus annuus (Red Fodder Pea)
• Lathyrus chloranthus
• Lathyrus japonicus (Sea Pea)
• Lathyrus latifolius (Everlasting Pea)
• Lathyrus linifolius (Bitter Vetch)
• Lathyrus nervosus (Lord Anson's Blue Pea)
• Lathyrus nissolia (Grass Vetchling)
• Lathyrus odoratus (Sweet Pea)
• Lathyrus pratensis (Meadow Vetchling)
• Lathyrus sativus (Indian Pea)
• Lathyrus sylvestris (Flat Pea-vine)
• Lathyrus tingitanus (Tangier Pea)
• Lathyrus tuberosus (Tuberous Pea)

Golden Pea (Lathyrus aureus)

Lathyrus vernus

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