Lathyrus oleraceus
Lathyrus alpestris
(Waldst. & Kit.) Kit. Species
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- Botanical name
- Lathyrus alpestris
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Lathyrus
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Lathyrus alpestris
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Lathyrus alpestris but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Lathyrus alpestris subsp. friedrichsthalii
Lathyrus alpestris var. regis-alexandri
Lathyrus alpestris var. skorpili
Lathyrus friedrichsthalii
Lathyrus friedrichsthalii var. skorpili
Lathyrus vernus var. regis-alexandri
Orobus alpestris
Orobus alpestris
Orobus friedrichsthalii
Orobus pallescens var. alpestris
Orobus skorpili
Others in Lathyrus
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