Common name
German: Wilde Platterbse
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2616)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2519)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2128)
Order: Fabales (239)
Family: Fabaceae (239)(family description)
Genus: Lathyrus (5)
Epithet: sylvestris L. (5)
Synonym: Lathyrus platyphyllus Retz.
platyphyllus => flat or broad leaf
sylvestris => wild not cultivated, growing in woods and forests
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet