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Lathyrus

genus of plants in legume family Fabaceae; toxin is 3-aminopropionitrile; causes neurological disease, including excitability, convulsions and death without skeletal lesions; includes L. angulatus, L. aphaca, L. cicera, L. clymenum, L. hookeri, L. latifolius, L. nissolia (grass vetchling), L. polymorphus subsp. incanus, L. pusillus (singletary pea), L. sativus, L. splendens (Pride of California), L. sylvestris, L. tingitatus (Tangier pea).

Lathyrus hirsutus

causes poisoning in cattle, the main sign being lameness due to pain in the feet. Called also Kaley pea, wild winter pea, Indian pea.

Lathyrus odoratus

the ornamental sweetpea, of which the seeds cause skeletal abnormality when fed experimentally; may cause equine stringhalt.

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Lathyrus (redirected from Lathyrus odoratus)

Lathyrus
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