Fabaceae
Yellow pea
Lathyrus aphaca
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Lathyrus
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Common names
By language (33)
- Arabic
- جلبان أفقا, جلبان عفقة
- arz
- جلبان عفقه
- Basque
- Astailar
- Bulgarian
- Жълто секирче
- Catalan
- Gerdell, Banya de cabra, Fesolet, Galavars menut, Inflabou, Tapissot bord, Gesse aphylle
- Chinese
- 叶轴香豌豆, 山黧豆, 葉轴香豌豆
- Czech
- Hrachor pačočkový
- Dutch
- Naakte lathyrus
- English
- Yellow pea, Yellow vetchling, Yellow-flowered pea
- Finnish
- Korvakenätkelmä
- French
- Gesse aphaca, Gesse aphylle, Gesse sans feuilles
- Georgian
- Ყანის მატკვარცანა
- German
- Ranken-Platterbse, Rankenplatterbse, Gesse aphylle
- hsb
- Wobwitkowy hróšik
- Icelandic
- Geirertur
- Irish
- Peasairín garraí
- Italian
- Afaca
- kab
- Aḥbac n wezrem
- lah
- جنگلی مٹر
- Latvian
- Vītņu dedestiņa
- Lithuanian
- Gesse aphylle
- Macedonian
- Безлистен граор
- mzn
- باقلا واشک
- Odia
- ମଟର
- Persian
- خلر بیبرگ
- Slovak
- Hrachor bezlistý
- Slovenian
- Lečasti grahor
- Spanish
- Afaca, Alverja silvestre, Arvejo, Arvexaca
- Swedish
- Spjutvial, Gesse aphylle
- Turkish
- Sarı mürdümük
- Ukrainian
- Чина безлисточкова
- Urdu
- جنگلی مٹر
- Welsh
- Ytbysen felen
Synonyms
- Aphaca disperma Alef.
- Aphaca marmorata Alef.
- Aphaca pseudophaca (Boiss.) Alef.
- Aphaca vulgaris C.Presl
- Aphaca vulgaris var. micrantha Alef.
- Lathyrus affinis Guss.
- Lathyrus aphaca prol. affinis (Guss.) Rouy
- Lathyrus aphaca subsp. cyprius Chrtek & B.Slavík
- Lathyrus aphaca var. affinis (Guss.) Arcang.
- Lathyrus aphaca var. foliosa Corb.
- Lathyrus aphaca var. modestus Davis
- Lathyrus aphaca var. stipularis Rouy
- Lathyrus aphyllus Gray
- Lathyrus filipetiolatus St.-Lag.
- Lathyrus floribundus Velen.
- Lathyrus polyanthus Boiss. & C.I.Blanche
- Lathyrus pseudoaphaca Boiss.
- Lathyrus segetum Lam.
- Orobus aphaca (L.) Doll
- Pisum aphaca (L.) Brot.
- Vicia exstipulata S.G.Gmel.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to June (from 295 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: José Luis Camaño, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Athan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Leif Stridvall, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Olivier Pichard, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Olivier Pichard, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: George Papademetriou, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.