| Source: | ILDIS World Database of Legumes  2010. (copyright © ILDIS). 
 
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                            | Name: | Lathyrus palustris L. | 
                          
						  
                            | Nomencl. ref.: | Sp. Pl.: 733. 1753 | 
						  
                          
                            | Rank: | Species | 
                          
                            | Status: | ACCEPTED | 
	
		| Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): | Regnum - Plantae Divisio - Tracheophyta
 Subdivisio - Spermatophytina
 Class - Magnoliopsida
 Superordo - Rosanae
 Ordo - Fabales Bromhead
 Familia - Fabaceae Lindl.
 Tribus - Vicieae
 Genus - Lathyrus L.
 
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                            | Synonyms: | Lathyrus incurvus Rchb. | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Lathyrus macranthus (T. G. White) Rydb. | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Lathyrus myrtifolius Willd. | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Lathyrus occidentalis Torr. & A. Gray | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Lathyrus pilosus Cham. | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Orobus myrtifolius (Willd.) Hall | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Orobus myrtifolius Alef. | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Lathyrus palustris var. linearifolius Ser. | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Lathyrus palustris var. macranthus (T. G. White) Fernald | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Lathyrus palustris var. myrtifolius (Willd.) A. Gray | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Lathyrus palustris var. pilosus (Cham.) Ledeb. | 
                          
                          
                            |  | Lathyrus palustris var. retusus Fernald & St. John | 
                          
                          
                            | Misapplied names: | "Lathyrus paluster" sec. auct. | 
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                          	| Included taxa: | Lathyrus palustris L. subsp. palustris | 
                          
                          	|  | Lathyrus palustris subsp. nudicaulis (Willk.) P. W. Ball | 
                          
                          	|  | Lathyrus palustris subsp. pilosus (Cham.) Hultén | 
						  
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		| Comments: | Conservation status "Nationally scarce but not in IUCN category" in UK., In "Flora Partis Europaeae URSS" var. palustris, var. linearifolius Ser. &var., in West Mongolia, latifolius Laubertye are recognized, Murmansk Province: on the coast of White Sea  1952. Probably occurs | 
	
		| Common names: | China Bolotnaya (Russian), Gesse Des Marais (French), Marsh Pea (English), Marsh Vetchling (English), Sumpf-Platterbse (German)[Credits] | 
	
		| Conservation Status: | Not Threatened | 
	
		| Maps: | distribution | 
	
		| Occurrence: | Al Au(A) Be(B) Br Bu By Co Cz Da Es Fe Ga(F) Ge Gg(A) Hb(E) He Ho Hs(S) Hu Is It Ju La Lt Lu Mo No Po Rf(C CS E K N NW S) Rm Su Tu(E) Uk(U) | 
	
		| Use: | Forage |