Lathyrus odoratus (sweet pea)
Identity
- Preferred Scientific Name
- Lathyrus odoratus L.
- Preferred Common Name
- sweet pea
- International Common Names
- Spanishchorrequefrijol de olorguisante
- Frenchgesse odorantepois de senteurpois fleur
- Chinesexiang wan dou
- Portugueseervilha-de-cheiro
- Local Common Names
- Cubachicharito de olorguisante de olor
- Germanyduftende platterbseduftwickegartenwickewohlriechende platterbse
- Italypisello d'odore
- Mexicochicharo de olor
- Netherlandslathyrus, welriekende
- Puerto Ricochícharos de jardínguisantes del jardínlátiros
- EPPO code
- LTHOD (Lathyrus odoratus)
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Habit
Lathyrus latifolius (broad-leaved everlasting pea); similar species. habit. The flowers of L. latifolius have no fragrance. ca.330m a.s.l. nr. Oberstinkenbrunn, Hollabrunn District, Lower Austria. June 2013.
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Habit
Lathyrus latifolius (broad-leaved everlasting pea); similar species. habit. The flowers of L. latifolius have no fragrance. Bavaria, Upper Franconia, Germany. July 2012.
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Habit
Lathyrus latifolius (broad-leaved everlasting pea); similar species. habit. The flowers of L. latifolius have no fragrance. Bavaria, Upper Franconia, Germany. July 2012.
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Flowers
Lathyrus odoratus (sweet pea); flowers. As the specific name implies, the flowers of L. odortaus are very fragrant.
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Flowers
Lathyrus odoratus (sweet pea); flowers. As the specific name implies, the flowers of L. odortaus are very fragrant.
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Flowers
Lathyrus odoratus (sweet pea); flowers, from cultivation. As the specific name implies, the flowers of L. odortaus are very fragrant. Lalbagh, Bangalore, India. January 2012 .
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Flowering habit
Lathyrus odoratus (sweet pea); habit and flowers of cultivated plants. As the specific name implies, the flowers of L. odortaus are very fragrant. USA. August 2008.
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Habit
Lathyrus odoratus (sweet pea); habit of cultivated plants, var. 'Cupani'. As the specific name implies, the flowers of L. odortaus are very fragrant. Cambridge University Botanic Garden, Cambridge, UK. July 2009.
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Stem
Lathyrus odoratus (sweet pea); stem.
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Tendrils
Lathyrus odoratus (sweet pea); tendrils.
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Seedpod
Lathyrus odoratus (sweet pea); seedpod.
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Tendrils
Lathyrus odoratus (sweet pea); tendrils on a wire-mesh fence.
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Seeds
Lathyrus odoratus (sweet pea); seeds.
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Acyrthosiphon pisum
Pea aphid colony on a sweet pea leaf
"Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University"
Distribution
Impact
Social Impact
Fruits and seeds of L. odoratus are inedible and poisonous to humans (PFAF, 2017).
Environmental Impact
L. odoratus is a fast-growing climber able to cause environmental degradation by displacing native vegetation (Mir, 2012; Calflora, 2016; Jepson Flora Project, 2016).
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Published online: 4 October 2022
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