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Taxon:  Lathyrus aphaca L.



Summary
Genus:
Lathyrus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Fabeae
Nomen number:
21544
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:729. 1753
Verified:
10/28/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
14 (14  active, 11  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Aphaca marmorata Alef.
Lathyrus affinis Guss.
Lathyrus aphaca L. var. affinis (Guss.) Arcang.
Lathyrus aphaca L. var. biflorus Post
Lathyrus aphaca L. var. floribundus (Velen.) K. Maly
Lathyrus aphaca L. var. modestus P. H. Davis
Lathyrus aphaca L. var. pseudoaphaca (Boiss.) P. H. Davis
Lathyrus floribundus Velen.
Lathyrus polyanthus Boiss. & Blanche
Lathyrus pseudoaphaca Boiss.
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
yellow vetchling –
French
gesse sans feuilles –
German
Rankenplatterbse –
Portuguese (Brazil)
chícharo-amarelo –
ervilha-olho-de-boneca –
Spanish
afaca –
alverja silvestre –
Swedish
spjutvial –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanary Islands 
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaUzbekistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeLatvia  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeMoldova  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeUkraine  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
4NaturalizedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea  
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Nepal, Pakistan
Europe
  • EAST EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Naturalized
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Hungary
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Romania
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weedpotential seed contaminant CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. The CIBA-GEIGY Weed Tables. 1974
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=21544. Accessed 22 December 2024.

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