Marbled Vetchling / جلبان / جُلْبان رُخامي /

Lathyrus marmoratus Boiss. & Balansa

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Edibility and usage

Edibility

Edible

Edible part

Pods

Preparation

Raw
Salads

Blooming period

February to April

Foraging period

March to April

Seed collection period

April to May

Description

Perenniality

Annual

Petal colour

Crimson
Pink

Leaf type

Compound
Pinnate

Life form

Annual
Climber

Scientifc data

Genus

Lathyrus

Family

Fabaceae

Wikidata item

Q15472668

GBIF Item

Lathyrus marmoratus Boiss. & Balansa (5356742)

Conservation status (IUCN)

Least concern

References

Lathyrus marmoratus Boiss. & Balansa in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-04-10.
IUCN Red List. (2021, November 20).
Nehmé, M.(2008). Etymological dictionary of Syrian flora. Beirut: Librairie du liban publishers.(English, French, and Arabic)
Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).
Al-Qura’n, S. A. (2010). Ethnobotanical and ecological studies of wild edible plants in Jordan. Libyan Agriculture Research Center Journal International, 1(4), 231-243.

Citation

Lathyrus marmoratus Boiss. & Balansa in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/540 accessed via barari.org on 4/18/2026.