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4 October 2022

Lathyrus sativus (grass pea)

Identity

Preferred Scientific Name
Lathyrus sativus L.
Preferred Common Name
grass pea
Other Scientific Names
Lathyrus asiaticus (Zalkind) Kudr.
International Common Names
French
gesse cultivée
Chinese
san lee dow
Local Common Names
Bangladesh
khesari
Cyprus
dog-toothed pea
fovetta
pharetta
Ethiopia
guaya
sabberi
France
gesse blanche
gesse chichi
gesse commune
gessette
lentille d’Espagne
pois carré
Germany
Saatplatterbse
India
batura
chattra matur
chickling pea
chickling vetch
chural
karas
karil
kasar
kesare
khesari
khesari dhal
khesra
lakhodi
lakhori
lang
latri
santal
teora
tiuri
Italy
cicerchia coltivata
pisello bretonne
pisello cicerchia
Myanmar
mutter pea
pé-kyin-baung
pé-sa-li
Nepal
kheshari
Pakistan
matri
mattra
Sudan
gilban(eh)
Venezuela
frijol gallinazo
garbanzo

Pictures

Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Whole plant. Hollabrunn district, Lower Austria, Austria. June 2020.
Whole plant
Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Whole plant. Hollabrunn district, Lower Austria, Austria. June 2020.
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Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Flowers and foliage. Manhartsbrunn, Mistelbach, Austria. July 2016.
Flowers and foliage
Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Flowers and foliage. Manhartsbrunn, Mistelbach, Austria. July 2016.
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Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Flowers and foliage. Hollabrunn district, Lower Austria, Austria. June 2020.
Flowers and foliage
Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Flowers and foliage. Hollabrunn district, Lower Austria, Austria. June 2020.
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Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Flowers and foliage. Hollabrunn district, Lower Austria, Austria. June 2020.
Flowers and foliage
Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Flowers and foliage. Hollabrunn district, Lower Austria, Austria. June 2020.
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Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Flower. Hollabrunn district, Lower Austria, Austria. June 2020.
Flower
Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Flower. Hollabrunn district, Lower Austria, Austria. June 2020.
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Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Flowers and foliage. Hollabrunn district, Lower Austria, Austria. June 2020.
Flowers and foliage
Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Flowers and foliage. Hollabrunn district, Lower Austria, Austria. June 2020.
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Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Inflorescence. Manhartsbrunn, Mistelbach, Austria. July 2016.
Inflorescence
Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Inflorescence. Manhartsbrunn, Mistelbach, Austria. July 2016.
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Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Inflorescence. Manhartsbrunn, Mistelbach, Austria. July 2016.
Inflorescence
Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Inflorescence. Manhartsbrunn, Mistelbach, Austria. July 2016.
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Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Infructescence. Manhartsbrunn, Mistelbach, Austria. July 2016.
Infructescence
Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Infructescence. Manhartsbrunn, Mistelbach, Austria. July 2016.
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Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Habit. Eichenbrunn, Austria. July 2019.
Habit
Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Habit. Eichenbrunn, Austria. July 2019.
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Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Habit. Eichenbrunn, Austria. July 2019.
Habit
Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Habit. Eichenbrunn, Austria. July 2019.
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Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Flower. Floridsdorf, Vienna, Austria. September 2018.
Flower
Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Flower. Floridsdorf, Vienna, Austria. September 2018.
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Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Fused stamens and stylus. Floridsdorf, Vienna, Austria. September 2018.
Fused stamens and stylus
Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Fused stamens and stylus. Floridsdorf, Vienna, Austria. September 2018.
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Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Stipules. Floridsdorf, Vienna, Austria. September 2018.
Stipules
Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Stipules. Floridsdorf, Vienna, Austria. September 2018.
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Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Stipules. Floridsdorf, Vienna, Austria. September 2018.
Stipules
Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Stipules. Floridsdorf, Vienna, Austria. September 2018.
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Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Winged stem. Floridsdorf, Vienna, Austria. September 2018.
Winged stem
Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Winged stem. Floridsdorf, Vienna, Austria. September 2018.
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Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Seeds.
Seeds
Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Seeds.
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Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Harvested plants. Nadia, West Bengal, India. February 2017.
Harvested plants
Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Harvested plants. Nadia, West Bengal, India. February 2017.
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Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Harvested plants. Nadia, West Bengal, India. February 2017.
Harvested plants
Lathyrus sativus (grass pea); Harvested plants. Nadia, West Bengal, India. February 2017.
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Host Plants and Other Plants Affected

HostHost statusReferences
Triticum aestivum (wheat)Unknown
Hassannejad and Ghafarbi (2013)

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