Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2656)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2569)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2165)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(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