''[[Lathyrus]] albus''. Linn. f. Root of clustered club-shaped fibers: lfts. 2—3 pain, linear to lanceolate: flowers white or yellowish, standard sometimes purple, or rose on back. Eu.
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Lathyrus albus. Linn. f. Root of clustered club-shaped fibers: lfts. 2—3 pain, linear to lanceolate: flowers white or yellowish, standard sometimes purple, or rose on back. Eu.—L. Cicera, Linn., and L. Ochrus, DC., are annual forage plants.—L. tuberosus, Linn., has been imported. It differs from all described above by having tubers. It is a native of the northern parts of the Old World, and bears red flowers which are generally fewer and smaller than those of L. sylvestris.