Fabaceae

Spring-vetch

Lathyrus vernus (L.) Bernh.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Lathyrus

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Spring-vetch (Lathyrus vernus) — FlowerPhoto: Капрал Натурал, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (29)

Bulgarian: Пролетно секирче
Catalan: Guixó vernal, Pesolera
Chinese: 春苦豆
cv: Çимĕк курăкĕ
Czech: Hrachor jarní, Hrachor, Hrachor lecha, Lecha jarní
Danish: Vår-Fladbælg
Dutch: Voorjaarslathyrus
English: Spring-vetch, Spring pea, Spring vetch, Spring vetchling
Estonian: Kevadine seahernes, Kevadine kurelääts
Finnish: Kevätlinnunherne, Keväinen linnunherne
French: Gesse printanière, Athyrus vernus, Gesse de printemps, Gesse printaniere, Pois de pigeon, Pois-de-pigeon
German: Frühlings-Platterbse, Frühlingsplatterbse
hsb: Nalětni hróšik
Hungarian: Tavaszi lednek
Icelandic: Vorertur
Italian: Cicerchia primaticcia
Latvian: Pavasara dedestiņa
Lithuanian: Pavasarinis pelėžirnis
Macedonian: Пролетен граор
myv: Тундонь идем вика
Norwegian Bokmål: Vårerteknapp
Persian: خلر بهارگل
Polish: Groszek wiosenny
Russian: Чина весенняя, Сочевичник, Сочевичник весенний
Serbian: Prolećni grašak
Slovak: Hrachor jarný
Slovenian: Spomladanski grahor
Swedish: Vårärt, Gökeböxer, Gökemat
Ukrainian: Чина весняна

Synonyms

Lathyrus flaccidus (Kit. ex Rchb.) Dalla Torre & Sarnth.
Lathyrus gaudinii Rouy
Lathyrus gracilis (Gaudin) Ducommun
Lathyrus vernus f. albescens Hadač
Lathyrus vernus f. angustifolius (Endl.) Bolzon
Lathyrus vernus f. gracilis (Gaudin) Asch. & Graebn.
Lathyrus vernus f. macranthus (Rohlena) Bässler
Lathyrus vernus f. medius (Simonk.) Soó
Lathyrus vernus f. roseus Beck
Lathyrus vernus f. variegatus J.Schust.
Lathyrus vernus lus. variegatus (J.Schust.) Bässler
Lathyrus vernus prol. gaudinii Rouy
Lathyrus vernus subsp. flaccidus (Ser.) Arcang.
Lathyrus vernus subsp. gracilis (Gaudin) Arcang.
Lathyrus vernus subsp. vernus
Lathyrus vernus subvar. albiflorus (Rchb.) Rouy
Lathyrus vernus var. albiflorus (Rchb.) Wohlf.
Lathyrus vernus var. albiflorus (Rchb.) Asch. & Graebn.
Lathyrus vernus var. angustifolius (Endl.) Rouy
Lathyrus vernus var. flaccidus (Ser.) Ducommun
Lathyrus vernus var. gracilis (Gaudin) Wohlf.
Lathyrus vernus var. latifolius (Schur) Rouy
Lathyrus vernus var. macranthus Rohlena
Lathyrus vernus var. rigidus Fiori
Lathyrus vernus var. roseus Asch. & Graebn.
Menkenia verna (L.) Bubani
Orobus angustistipulatus Gand.
Orobus flaccidus Kit. ex Rchb.
Orobus flaccidus (Ser.) Kit.
Orobus gracilis Gaudin
Orobus longifolius Kit.
Orobus pauciflorus Kit.
Orobus praecox Lilja
Orobus purpureocaeruleus Gilib.
Orobus ruscifolius Willd. ex Poir.
Orobus sylvaticus Baumg.
Orobus vernus L.
Orobus vernus f. latissimus C.G.Westerl.
Orobus vernus subsp. flaccidus (Ser.) Nyman
Orobus vernus var. albidus Döll

and 10 more.

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 1,878 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Капрал Натурал, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: snaily_naily, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Фая Баландина, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Piermario Maculan, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Prazak, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Benoît Prieur, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mirko Ubović, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Marko Tähtinen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stephan van Helden, 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.