Fabaceae

Cyprus-vetch

Lathyrus ochrus (L.) DC.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Lathyrus

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Cyprus-vetch (Lathyrus ochrus) — FlowerPhoto: Dan Wrench, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: جلبان أصفر, جلبان, قرفالة
Catalan: Favull, Tapissot, Veça plana
Czech: Hrachor žlutoplodý
English: Cyprus-vetch
German: Flügel-Platterbse
Swedish: Skaftvial

Synonyms

Clymenum ochrus (L.) Link
Lathyrus currentifolius Lam.
Lathyrus ochrus var. ochroides Chabert
Lathyrus ochrus var. petiolaris Rouy
Lathyrus thirkaenus K.Koch
Ochrus lathyroides Medik.
Ochrus pallida Pers.
Ochrus uniflora Moench
Orobus ochrus (L.) A.Braun
Pisum decurrens Stokes
Pisum ochrus L.

Flowers

In flower: March to April (from 232 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Dan Wrench, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Mourad Harzallah, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Anis Dris, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: carnifex, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Denise Rupprecht, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kolforn, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yishai Wachsnann, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrea Contu, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.