Annual yellow vetchling, Fodder pea
Lathyrus annuus

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A herb. It grows each year from seeds.

Where it is found

It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows below 1,200 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places.

Countries/locations it is found in

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Azores, Balkans, Britain, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Caucasus, Central Asia, Crete, Cyprus, Egypt, Europe, France, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mediterranean, Middle East, Morocco, New Zealand, North Africa, Portugal, Russia, Sicily, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Yugoslavia

How it is used for food

The young shoots are eaten cooked.

It is cultivated.

Edible parts

Fruit, shoots

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Dağdırılcası, Enoletni grahor, Fasuolu sarvaggiu

Synonyms

Lathyrus chius Boiss. & Orph.; Lathyrus frenchii Sennen; Lathyrus hierosolymitanus Boiss. var. grandiflorus Boiss.; Lathyrus trachyspermus Webb.; and others