| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Lathyrus laxiflorus (Desf.) Kuntze trib. Vicieae |
| Bibliography | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 10: 185 (1887) |
| Native Range | se. Europe to Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 300-2000m |
| Description | stems branched, leaves with two, ovate to broadly elliptical leaflets, 1-4cm long, flowers 15-20mm long, keel whitish |
| Size | 5-55cm |
| Color | lavender-blue |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Lathyrus inermis Rochel ex Friv. Lathyrus inermis var. glabratus Griseb. Lathyrus laxiflorus var. glabratus (Griseb.) Kožuharov Lathyrus laxiflorus var. rotundatus Kožuharov Lathyrus villosus Friv. Orobus hirsutus L. Orobus laxiflorus Desf. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., IRN Iran, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |