Fabaceae

White pea

Lathyrus sativus L.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Lathyrus

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White pea (Lathyrus sativus) — FlowerPhoto: Marios Thoma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (42)

Amharic: ጓያ
Arabic: جلبان مزروع, الحسف, العثر, القريناء, جلبان, جلول, خلر, شلطيث
arz: جلبان مزروع
Asturian: Pedruelu
Bangla: খেসারি ডাল
Basque: Aixkol
Belarusian: Чына пасяўная
Bulgarian: Посевно секирче
Catalan: Guixera, Guixa, Guixes
Chinese: 家山黧豆, 山棱豆, 山黧豆, 马芽豆
csb: Séwny groszk
Czech: Hrachor setý
English: White pea, Blue sweet pea, Cicerchia, Grass pea
Finnish: Peltonätkelmä
German: Saat-Platterbse, Eßbare Platterbse, Kicherling
Hebrew: טופח, אפונה ריחנית
Hindi: लतरी, खेसारी
hsb: Sywny hróšik
Hungarian: Szegletes lednek
Italian: Cicerchia, Cicerchie, Pisello d'India
Japanese: グラスピー, ガラスマメ, ブルースイートピー, ラチルスピー, ラチルスマメ
Korean: 풀완두
Lithuanian: Sėjamasis pelėžirnis
Maithili: खेसारी
Malayalam: ലാതിറസ് സറ്റൈവസ്
Marathi: लाख, खेसरी, लाख वनस्पती
mwl: Muolas
Nepali: खेसरी
Norwegian Bokmål: Fôrflatbelg
Norwegian Nynorsk: Fôrskolm, Forskolm
Persian: لاتیروس ساتیوس
Polish: Groszek siewny, Lędźwian siewny
Portuguese: Molas, Chicharão, Chícharo, Muelas
Romanian: Latir
Russian: Чина посевная
Slovenian: Navadni grahor
Spanish: Almorta, Harina de almorta, Harina de almortas, Pedruelo
Swedish: Plattvial
Tajik: Мулк
Ukrainian: Чина посівна
Uzbek: Burchoq
Welsh: Ytbysen India

Synonyms

Cicercula alata Moench
Cicercula alba Medik.
Cicercula caerulea Medik.
Cicercula sativa (L.) Medik.
Cicercula sativa var. alba Alef.
Cicercula sativa var. angustata (Ser.) Alef.
Cicercula sativa var. blepharocarpa Alef.
Cicercula sativa var. coerulea Alef.
Cicercula sativa var. colorata (Ser.) Alef.
Cicercula sativa var. obtusata Alef.
Lathyrus abyssinicus A.Br. ex Chiov.
Lathyrus asiaticus (Zalkind) Kudrj.
Lathyrus azureus Booth ex Bosse
Lathyrus cicera subsp. sativus (L.) Bonnier & Layens
Lathyrus sativas L.
Lathyrus sativus f. albus Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus f. azureus Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus f. biflorus Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus f. chlorospermus Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus subsp. albus Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus subsp. asiaticus Zalkind
Lathyrus sativus var. angustatus Ser.
Lathyrus sativus var. coloratus Ser.
Lathyrus sativus var. comitans Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus var. depressus Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus var. orbiculatus Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus var. parviflorus Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus var. pisiformis Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus var. platyspermus Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus var. pulchrus Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus var. stenophyllus Boiss.
Lathyrus sativus var. variegatus Smekalova
Lathyrus sativus var. violascens Smekalova
Lathyrus stenophyllus Gand.
Orobus bimarginatus Stokes
Pisum lathyrus E.H.L.Krause

Flowers

In flower: January to July, October (from 40 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Marios Thoma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Marios Thoma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Vicente Lopes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Marios Thoma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rahat Rahim, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Arr4, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, 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.