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Lathyrus aphaca L., 1753

Common names

  • 🇬🇧 Yellow Vetchling
  • 🇫🇷 Gesse aphylle, Gesse sans feuilles

Taxonomy

  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Clade: Tracheophytes
  • Clade: Angiosperms
  • Clade: Eudicots
  • Clade: Superrosids
  • Clade: Rosids
  • Clade: Fabids
  • Order: Fabales
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Subfamily: Faboideae
  • Genus: Lathyrus
  • Species: Lathyrus aphaca

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

  • Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern
  • Red List (Global): LC Least Concern

Notes

The leaves are composed solely of a tendril, allowing the plant to cling on other plants. The highly developed stipules play the role of leaves for photosynthesis.

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

  • L. aphaca subsp. aphaca
    • var. aphaca L., 1753, P;
    • var. pseudaphaca (Boiss.) Davis, 1970;
  • L. aphaca subsp. cyprius Chrtek & B.Slavík, 2000.

Photographs

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Lathyrus aphaca
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Lathyrus aphaca
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Lathyrus aphaca
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Lathyrus aphaca - Large stipules

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