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Fabaceae
Lathyrus

not marked as a favorite taxon *Lathyrus odoratus Linnaeus. Common name: Sweet Pea. Habitat: Cultivated, and occasionally persisting. Distribution: Native of s. Europe.

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Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA11.2, G, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NS, POWO, SE3, WV, Isely (1998); = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Lathyrus odoratus L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Lathyrus odoratus - FNA11.2

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native range: Italy, Sicily & Crete