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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Assam, Baleares, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya
Observations recorded43,740
Europe, N. Africa, W. Asia, C. Asia, Himalaya (Chitral to Nepal), India.
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,033
- With media
- 1,527
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Collections
- DAV, RSA, BAYLU, OSU, CHSC, NHA
- Recorded in
- United States, Ukraine, Spain, United Kingdom
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Encyclopedic overview
Lathyrus aphaca, known as the yellow pea or yellow vetchling, is an annual species in the family Fabaceae with yellow flowers and solitary, pea-like fruits. It originated in the Middle East and has spread throughout Europe and beyond as a weed of cultivated fields and roadsides. The fruits are eaten as a supplement to diets in some parts of South Asia but are narcotic and potentially toxic in large quantities.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lathyrus aphaca” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.