| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Lathyrus vernus (L.) Bernh. trib. Vicieae |
| Synonyms | Orobus vernus L. |
| Lathyrus flaccidus (Kit. ex Rchb.) Dalla Torre & Sarnth. | |
| Lathyrus gaudinii Rouy | |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | montane |
| Description | leaflets 2-3 pairs, ovate or elliptic, acuminate, 3-8cm, glabrous, raceme sparse, 3-10-flowered, flowers 15-17mm, pod 3-5cm, linear, glabrous |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | reddish violet |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Northern Europe (Denmark , Finland , Norway , Sweden ) Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Hungary , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Italy , Romania , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Belarus , Baltic States , Krym , Central European Russia , East European Russia , North European Russia , South European Russia , Northwest European Russia , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , West Siberia ) Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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