Lathyrus is a widely distributed genus of some 150 species of annual and perennial plants many of which climb, supporting themselves by means of tendrils. Some are used as forage crops and several are useful ornamentals, the most important of which is Lathyrus odoratus, the sweet pea.
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- Species in GRIN for Genus Lathyrus Taxonomy and synonymy for the genus Lathyrus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network of the USDA.
- Species Plantarum The section on the genus Lathyrus from Linnaeus' Species Plantarum of 1753, from botanicus.
- Lathyrus pratensis Two photographs of Meadow Vetchling, its flowers, leaves and pods, and its brief description.
- Close-up View of the Sweet Pea Photographic study by Brian Johnston of Lathyrus latifolius, with many fine images, both macroscopic and microscopic.
- Flora Europaea: Lathyrus Alphabetic list of European species with their synonyms.
- Lathyrus linifolius Two photographs of Bitter Vetchling or Heath Pea and its brief description.