Lathyrus venetus (Mill.) Wohlf.

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Lathyrus // Species: Lathyrus venetus (Mill.) Wohlf.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001).

Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Central, South and East Europe to Turkey according to distribution information provided by the Plants of The World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Moist and shaded positions, on the edges and clearings of forests in the belt of European beech forests.

Flowering period:  Summer: JUN, JUL.

Lathyrus venetus – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus – flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus – flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus – flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus – flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus – flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus – flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus – spent flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus – leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus – leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus – leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus – stem and leaf petiole with stipules. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus – stem and leaf petiole with stipules. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus  – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus  – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus  – inflorescence. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus  – inflorescence. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus  – inflorescence. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus  – pod. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus  – leaf. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus  – leaflets. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lathyrus venetus  – stem with leaf petioles and stipules . Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 15.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Lathyrus venetus (Mill.) Wohlf. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:502080-1 [Accessed 07.11.2021].

Last update: 02.11.2022.

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