Fabaceae
Grass pea
Lathyrus sphaericus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Lathyrus
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Common names
By language (12)
- Arabic
- جلبان كروي
- arz
- جلبان كروى
- Asturian
- Chichu
- Bulgarian
- Сферично секирче
- Danish
- Enblomstret fladbælg
- English
- Grass pea
- German
- Kugelsamige Platterbse
- Icelandic
- Hnappertur
- Persian
- خلر دو برگچهای
- Slovenian
- Oblosemni grahor
- Swedish
- Vårvial
- Ukrainian
- Чина куляста
Synonyms
- Lathyrus angulatus L.
- Lathyrus angulatus subsp. sphaericus (Retz.) Mateo & Figuerola
- Lathyrus coccineus All.
- Lathyrus controversus Loret & Barrandon
- Lathyrus gerardii Roth
- Lathyrus nervatus C.Presl
- Lathyrus setifolius Gouan
- Lathyrus sphaericus var. genuinus Rouy
- Lathyrus sphaericus var. neapolitanus Ten.
- Lathyrus sphaericus var. pilosulus Murb.
- Lathyrus sphaericus var. pilosus Ser.
- Lathyrus sphaericus var. stenophyllus Boiss.
- Lathyrus viciodes DC.
- Orobus coccineus Mill.
- Orobus coccineus var. unijugis Ser.
- Orobus sphaericus (Retz.) Philippe
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 384 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: Joe Potter Butler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jon Sullivan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nathan Odgers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Haow, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Jonathan BELHOCINE, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: barb1976, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: MurielBendel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Pierre Jouvency, 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.