Lathyrus linifolius (Reichard) Bässler, 1971
Common names
- 🇬🇧 Bitter-vetch
- 🇫🇷 Gesse à feuilles de Lin
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 linifolius
Presence
Present.
Conservation status
- Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern
- Red List (Europe): LC Least Concern
Notes
Possible confusion with many species of the genus Lathyrus. The pink corolla of the flowers, which turns blue after the flower has been fertilized, allows for the identification of L. linifolius.
Photographs
Sources
Rowe, J., Shehadeh, A., & Maxted, N. (2019). Lathyrus linifolius. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2019. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T120074556A122201956.en
Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 731). Biotope.