Relatives
Lathyrus krylovii Serg. - Krylov grasspea.
Taxonomic position.
Family: Fabaceae Lindl.; genus: Lathyrus L.Morphology and biology.
A perennial plant 50-55 cm in height. A root is thin. A stem is single, upright, naked. Stipules are semisagittate, lanceolate, with denticles at the basis. Leaves consist of 3-4 pairs lanceolate or prolong-elliptic leaflets, 6-10 cm in length, 4 mm in width. Leaves from below have more light color. An inflorescence - 2-4-flowers raceme. Calyx is campanulate, its denticles - with shortly ciliate. Flag is yellow, 25-30 mm in length, back - ovate, with short pubescens on the edge; it is rough in the bottom part, it is narrowed to the basis. Keel is little bit shorter than a flag. Wings are little bit shorter than keel. The size and the form of pods are unknown.Blossoms in May.
Distribution.
The general distribution: Western Siberia - Altai.Ecology.
In Pinus sylvestris woods and the alpine meadows.Use and economic value.
The wild relative of cultivated species of genus.References:
Cherepanov, S.K. 1995. Plantae Vasculares Rossicae et Civitatum Collimitanearum (in limicis USSR olim). St-Petersburg, "Mir I Semia", 990 p. (in Russian).Flora of Siberia. Fabaceae. 1994. Polozhy A.V., Malyshev L.I. (ed.). vol. 9. Novosibirsk: Nauka, p. 188. (in Russian).
Flora USSR, 1948. Vol. XIII. B.K. Shishkin, E.G. Bobrov (ed.) - M.-L.: Publishing House of Acad. Science, p. 518. (in Russian).