Fabaceae

Bitter vetch

Lathyrus linifolius (Reichard) Bässler

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Lathyrus

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Bitter vetch (Lathyrus linifolius) — FlowerPhoto: Claude Kolwelter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (25)

arz: لاثيروس لينيفوليوس
Azerbaijani: Kətanyarpaq gülülcə
Belarusian: Чына льналістая
Bulgarian: Планинско секирче
Catalan: Guixó de muntanya, Guixó muntanyenc, Veça de muntanya
Chinese: 山地山黧豆, 苦山黧豆
Czech: Hrachor horský
Danish: Krat-Fladbælg
Dutch: Knollathyrus
English: Bitter vetch, Heath pea
Estonian: Mägi-seahernes
Finnish: Syylälinnunherne
French: Gesse à feuilles de lin, Gesse des montagnes
German: Berg-Platterbse
hsb: Hórski hróšik
Hungarian: Hegyi lednek
Icelandic: Lyngertur
Latvian: Kalnu dedestiņa
Norwegian Bokmål: Knollerteknapp
Polish: Groszek skrzydlasty, Groszek skrzydlaty
Russian: Чина льнолистная
Slovak: Hrachor ľanolistý
Slovenian: Gorski grahor, Lathyrius linifolius
Swedish: Gökärt, Gökört
Welsh: Ytbysen y coed

Synonyms

Lathyrus linifolius f. emarginatus (Hertzsch) Bässler
Lathyrus linifolius f. pubescens (Beck) Bässler
Lathyrus linifolius f. pyrenaicus (L.) Bässler
Lathyrus linifolius lus. albiflorus (Alef.) Bässler
Lathyrus linifolius lus. variegatus (Rouy) Bässler
Lathyrus linifolius var. montanus (Bernh.) Bässler
Lathyrus linifolius var. varifolius (Martrin-Donos) P.D.Sell
Lathyrus linnaei Rouy
Lathyrus linnaei var. orientalis (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Simpson
Lathyrus luteus (L.) Peterm.
Lathyrus macrorrhizus Wimm.
Lathyrus macrorrhizus (Dulac) St.-Lag.
Lathyrus macrorrhizus prol. rothii Rouy
Lathyrus macrorrhizus prol. rothii Rouy
Lathyrus macrorrhizus subvar. variegatus Rouy
Lathyrus macrorrhizus var. angustissimus Godr.
Lathyrus macrorrhizus var. divaricatus (Lapeyr.) Godr.
Lathyrus macrorrhizus var. latifolius C.Schust.
Lathyrus macrorrhizus var. pyrenaicus (L.) Godr.
Lathyrus macrorrhizus var. varifolius Martrin-Donos
Lathyrus macrorrhizus var. variifolius Martrin-Donos
Lathyrus montanus Bernh.
Lathyrus montanus f. albiflorus (Alef.) Beck
Lathyrus montanus f. emarginatus Hertzsch
Lathyrus montanus f. obtusifolius (Martrin-Donos) Gams
Lathyrus montanus f. prostratus (Host) Asch. & Graebn.
Lathyrus montanus f. pyrenaicus (L.) Asch. & Graebn.
Lathyrus montanus f. unidentatus A.Christ.
Lathyrus montanus f. variegatus (Rouy) Beck
Lathyrus montanus f. varifolius (Martrin-Donos) Asch. & Graebn.
Lathyrus montanus lus. albiflorus (Alef.) Asch. & Graebn.
Lathyrus montanus lus. variegatus (Rouy) Asch. & Graebn.
Lathyrus montanus subsp. divaricatus (Lapeyr.) Arcang.
Lathyrus montanus subsp. pyrenaicus (L.) Arcang.
Lathyrus montanus var. angustissimus (Rouy) Asch. & Graebn.
Lathyrus montanus var. divaricatus (Lapeyr.) Fiori
Lathyrus montanus var. latifolius C.Schust.
Lathyrus montanus var. linifolius (Reichard) Asch.
Lathyrus montanus var. obtusifolius (Martrin-Donos) Beck
Lathyrus montanus var. prostratus (Host) Wohlf.

and 39 more.

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 1,839 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Claude Kolwelter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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FlowerPhoto: Lena Struwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Léo Souillard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Zeke Marshall, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.