Grass pea / جُلْبان كُرَوي / سيسعة (كروية) /

Lathyrus sphaericus Retz.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Unknown
Blooming period
February to April
Seed collection period
May to June

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Orange
Leaf type
  • Compound
  • Pinnate
Life form
  • Annual
  • Climber

Scientifc data

Genus
Lathyrus
Family
Fabaceae
Wikidata item
Q685752
GBIF Item
Lathyrus sphaericus Retz. (5356680)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

  1. Lathyrus sphaericus Retz. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-04-10.
  2. IUCN Red List. (2021, November 20).
  3. Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).

Citation

Lathyrus sphaericus Retz. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/542 accessed via barari.org on 6/23/2026.

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