Editing Lathyrus (section)

{{Short description|Plant genus in the pea family Fabaceae}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Grass vetchling close 800.jpg
|image_caption = [[Lathyrus nissolia|Grass vetchling]] (''Lathyrus nissolia'')
|display_parents = 2
|taxon = Lathyrus
|authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]] (1753), nom. cons.<ref name=GRINgenus>{{GRIN genus | name = ''Lathyrus'' | id = 6554 | accessdate = 10 March 2017}}</ref>
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|subdivision = 181; see text
|subdivision_ref = <ref name = powo/>
|synonyms = 
*''Anurus'' {{small|C.Presl (1837)}}
*''Aphaca'' {{small|Mill. (1754)}}
*''Astrophia'' {{small|Nutt. (1838)}}
*''Athyrus'' {{small|Neck. (1790), opus utique oppr.}}
*''Cicercula'' {{small|Medik. (1787)}}
*''Clymenum'' {{small|Mill. (1754)}}
*''Graphiosa'' {{small|Alef. (1861)}}
*''Konxikas'' {{small|Raf. (1840)}}
*''Lastila'' {{small|Alef. (1861)}}
*''Lathyroides'' {{small|Heist. (1759), nom. superfl.}}
*''Lathyros'' {{small|St.-Lag. (1880), orth. var.}}
*''Menkenia'' {{small|Bubani (1899)}}
*''Navidura'' {{small|Alef. (1861)}}
*''Nissolia'' {{small|Mill. (1754), nom. rej.}}
*''Ochrus'' {{small|Mill. (1754)}}
*''Orobus'' {{small|L. (1753)}}
*''Oxypogon'' {{small|Raf. (1819)}}
*''Pisum'' {{small|L. (1753)}}
*''Platystylis'' {{small|Sweet (1828)}}
*''Spatulima'' {{small|Raf. (1837)}}
*''Vavilovia'' {{small|Fed. (1939)}}
|synonyms_ref = <ref name=powo>[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30005985-2 ''Lathyrus'' L.] ''[[Plants of the World Online]]''. Retrieved 9 August 2023.</ref>
}}

'''''Lathyrus''''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|æ|θ|ᵻ|r|ə|s}}<ref>''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607</ref> is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s in the [[legume]] family [[Fabaceae]], and contains approximately 160 species. Commonly known as '''peavines''' or '''vetchlings''',<ref name=GRINgenus/> they are [[native species|native]] to [[temperate]] areas, with a breakdown of 52 species in Europe, 30 species in North America, 78 in Asia, 24 in tropical East Africa, and 24 in temperate South America.<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Asmussen, C. B  |author2=A. Liston.| title= Chloroplast DNA characters, phylogeny, and classification of ''Lathyrus'' (Fabaceae)| journal= American Journal of Botany|date=March 1998 | volume=85| issue=3| pages= 387–401| doi= 10.2307/2446332 | jstor=2446332|pmid=21684923| doi-access=free}}</ref> There are [[Annual plant|annual]] and [[perennial]] species which may be climbing or bushy.  This genus has numerous sections, including ''Orobus'', which was once a separate genus.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Fred, Edwin Broun |author2=Baldwin, Ira Lawrence |author3=McCoy, Elizabeth | year = 1932 | title = Root Nodule Bacteria and Leguminous Plants | publisher = UW-Madison Libraries Parallel Press | isbn = 978-1-893311-28-2 | pages =142}}</ref> The genus has numerous synonyms, including ''Pisum'', the ancient [[Latin]] name for the [[pea]].<ref name="gledhill">Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. {{ISBN|9780521866453}} (hardback), {{ISBN|9780521685535}} (paperback).  pp 304</ref>