Lathyrus japonicus Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 1092 (1802)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. & NE. Europe, E. Siberia to China and Japan, Aleutian Islands to W. & N. U.S.A. It is a climbing perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Aleutian Is., Baltic States, Belgium, California, China North-Central, China Southeast, Connecticut, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Iceland, Illinois, Indiana, Ireland, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nansei-shoto, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Poland, Primorye, Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Sweden, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Yakutskiya

Extinct in:

France

Introduced into:

Chile Central

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
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  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.
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  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
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Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Denisov, N. (2008). Addition to Vascular flora of the Kozlov island (Peter the Great Gulf, Japanese sea). Turczaninowia 11(4): 29-42.
  • Isely, D. (1998). Native and Naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States: 1-1007. Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
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  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.
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  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

International Legume Database and Information Service

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  • Voss, E. G. (1985). Bull. Cranbrook Inst. Sci. 59. Michigan Flora. Part II

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lewis, G.P.; Klitgård, B.B.; Klitgård, O. [3935] Denmark K001905122 Yes
Bruce, E.A. United Kingdom K:SPC-16414.000 No

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