Narrow-leafed everlasting pea
Lathyrus sylvestris
Family: Fabaceae
What it is like
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It can grow 2 m tall. The stems have broad wings. The leaves have a single pairs of leaflets with branched tendrils. The flowers are green to yellow with a violet tinge. They are 7-15 mm long. The pods are 7 cm long.
Where it is found
It is a temperate plant.
Countries/locations it is found in
Britain, Europe, Italy, Luxembourg, Mediterranean, Sicily, Slovenia
How it is used for food
The flowering shoots are eaten boiled and seasoned with oil and lemon. They are scrambled with eggs and fried with onions. The young seeds are used in soups. Caution: Some Lathyrus species can be poisonous.
Edible parts
Flowers, shoots, seeds
How it is grown
Plants are grown from seeds.
Its other names
Local names
Cassavuoi, Fasola sarvaggia, Gozdni grahor