| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Lathyrus laevigatus (Waldst. & Kit.) Gren. trib. Vicieae |
| Bibliography | Mém. Soc. Émul. Doubs, sér. 3, 10: 193 (1865) |
| Native Range | c. & e. Europe |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Description | glabrous, leaves without tendrils, leaflets 2-6 pairs, elliptic or oval, flowers 15-25mm, pod glabrous, brown |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | orange, yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Lathyrus ewaldii (Meinsh.) Meinsh. Lathyrus laevigatus var. subalpinus (Herbich) Borza Lathyrus luteus var. laevigatus (Waldst. & Kit.) Gremli Lathyrus luteus ssp. laevigatus (Waldst. & Kit.) Gams Lathyrus luteus var. styriacus Gremli Lathyrus subalpinus (Herbich) Beck Orobus ewaldii Meinsh. Orobus glaberrimus Schur Orobus laevigatus Waldst. & Kit. Orobus luteus var. laevigatus (Waldst. & Kit.) Ledeb. Orobus styriacus (Gremli) Dalla Torre Orobus subalpinus Herbich |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, BLT Baltic States, RUC Central European Russia, RUW Northwest European Russia, UKR Ukraine) |