Common name
German: Wilde Platterbse
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2624)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2527)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2136)
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
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet