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The genus Lathyrus is in the family Leguminosae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Lathyrus

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Lathyrus allardii Batt.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus alpestris (Waldst. & Kit.) Celak.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus amphicarpos L.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus angulatus L.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus anhuiensis Y.J.Zhu & R.X.Meng	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus annuus L.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus aphaca L.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus arizonicus Britton	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus armenus (Boiss. & HUET) Čelak.	Accepted		TRO
Lathyrus atropatanus (Grossh.) Sirj.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus aureus (Steven) D.Brandza	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus bauhinii P.A.Genty	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus berteroanus Savi	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus biflorus T.W.Nelson & J.P.Nelson	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus bijugatus T.G.White	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus bijugus Boiss. & Noe	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus binatus Pancic	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus blepharicarpus Boiss.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus brachycalyx Rydb.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus brachyodon Murb.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus cabreranus Burkart	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus campestris Phil.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus cassius Boiss.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus caudatus Wei & H.P.Tsui	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus chloranthus Boiss.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus cicera L.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus ciliatidentatus Czefr.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus cirrhosus Ser.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus clymenum L.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus coerulescens Boiss. & Reut.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus colchicus Lipsky	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus cryophilus Chodat & Wilezek.	Accepted		TRO
Lathyrus davidii Hance	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus delnorticus C.L.Hitchc.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus dielsianus Harms	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus digitatus (M.Bieb.) Fiori	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus dominianus Litv.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus elegans Vogel	Accepted		TRO
Lathyrus emodi (Fritsch) Ali	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus eucosmus Butters & St.John	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus filiformis (Lam.) Gay	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus fissus Ball	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus frolovii Rupr.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus glandulosus Broich	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus gmelinii Fritsch	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus gorgoni Parl.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus graminifolius (S.Watson) T.G.White	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus grandiflorus Sibth. & Sm.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus grimesii Barneby	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus hallersteinii Baumg.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus hasslerianus Burkart	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus heterophyllus L.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus hierosolymitanus Boiss.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus hirsutus L.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus hitchcockianus Barneby & Reveal	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus holochlorus (Piper) C.L.Hitchc.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus hookeri G.Don	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus humilis (Ser.) Spreng.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus hygrophilus Taub.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus inconspicuus L.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus incurvus (Roth) Willd.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus japonicus Willd.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus jepsonii Greene	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus komarovii Ohwi	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus krylovii Serg.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus lacaitae Czefr.	Accepted		TRO
Lathyrus lacteus (M. Bieb.) E.D. Wissjul.	Accepted		TRO
Lathyrus laetiflorus Greene	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus laevigatus (Waldst. & Kit.) Gren.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus lanszwertii Kellogg	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus latidentatus Jelen.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus latifolius L.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus laxiflorus (Desf.) Kuntze	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus ledebourii Trautv.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus leptophyllus M.Bieb.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus leucanthus Rydb.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus linearifolius Vogel	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus linifolius (Reichard) Bassler	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus littoralis (Torr. & A.Gray) Walp.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus lomanus I.M.Johnst.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus luteus (L.) Peterm.	Accepted		TRO
Lathyrus macropus Hook. & Arn.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus macrostachys Vogel	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus magellanicus Lam.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus marmoratus Boiss. & Blanche	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus meridensis Pittier	Accepted		TRO
Lathyrus miniatus M. Bieb. ex Steven	Accepted		TRO
Lathyrus mulkak Lipsky	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus multiceps Clos	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus nervosus Lam.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus neurolobus Boiss. & Heldr.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus nevadensis S.Watson	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus niger (L.) Bernh.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus nigrivalvis Burkart	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus nissolia L.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus nitens Vogel	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus nivalis Hand.-Mazz.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus numidicus Batt.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus ochroleucus Hook.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus ochrus (L.) DC.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus odoratus L.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus pallescens (M.Bieb.) K.Koch	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus palustris L.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus pancicii (Jurisic) Adamovic	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus pannonicus (Jacq.) Garcke	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus paraguariensis Hassl.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus paranensis Burkart	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus parodii Burkart	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus parvifolius S.Watson	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus pastorei (Burkart) Rossow	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus pauciflorus Fernald	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus pisiformis L.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus polymorphus Nutt.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus polyphyllus Torr. & A.Gray	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus pratensis L.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus pseudocicera Pamp.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus pubescens Hook. & Arn.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus pusillus Elliott	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus quinquenervius (Miq.) Litv.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus rigidus T.G.White	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus roseus Steven	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus rotundifolius Willd.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus sativus L.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus saxatilis (Vent.) Vis.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus sericeus (Boiss. & Balansa) Czeczott	Accepted		TRO
Lathyrus setifolius L.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus sphaericus Retz.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus splendens Kellogg	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus stenophyllus Boiss. & Heldr.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus subalpinus Beck	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus subandinus Phil.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus subulatus Lam.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus sulphureus A.Gray	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus sylvestris L.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus szowitsii Boiss.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus tempskyanus (Freyn & Sint.) Maly	Accepted		TRO
Lathyrus tingitanus L.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus tomentosus Lam.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus torreyi A.Gray	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus tournefortii (Lapeyr.) A.W. Hill	Accepted		TRO
Lathyrus trachycarpus (Boiss.) Boiss.	Accepted		TRO
Lathyrus tracyi Bradshaw	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus transsilvanicus (Spreng.) Rchb.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus transsylvanicus Rchb. f.	Accepted		TRO
Lathyrus tremolsianus Pau	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus tropicalandinus Burkart	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus tuberosus L.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus undulatus Boiss.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus vaniotii H.Lev.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus variabilis (Boiss. & Kotschy) Čelak.	Accepted		TRO
Lathyrus venetus (Mill.) Wohlf.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus venosus Willd.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus vernus (L.) Bernh.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus vestitus Torr. & A.Gray	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus vinealis Boiss. & Noe	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus whitei Kupicha	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus woronowii Bornm.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus zalaghensis Andr.	Accepted		ILDIS
Lathyrus zionis C.L.Hitchc.	Accepted		ILDIS

Statistics

The Plant List includes 548 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Lathyrus. Of these 159 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 223 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Lathyrus. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 548 species names for the genus Lathyrus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	159	29.0%
◕	Synonym	201	36.7%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	188	34.3%

All names

The status of the 771 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Lathyrus recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	216	28.0%
◕	Synonym	351	45.5%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	204	26.5%

Of these names,

• 11 are recorded as a spelling variant

A further 9 name records indicate where names have been misapplied.

The confidence with which the status of the 548 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Lathyrus, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	135	165	0	0	300	54.7%
	Medium confidence	14	31	0	0	45	8.2%
	Low confidence	10	5	0	188	203	37.0%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Lathyrus, are as follows: