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Bitter Vetch
Lathyrus linifolius
Lathyrus linifolius is a species of pea, commonly called bitter vetch or heath pea. The name bitter vetch is also sometimes used for Vicia ervilia and also for Vicia orobus. The tubers of Lathyrus linifolius were formerly used as an appetite suppressant in medieval Scotland, and this use has brought the plant to recent medical attention. Attempts are being made to cultivate the plant on a commercial scale.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.383
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.606
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.272
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.368
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.612
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Lathyrus linifolius in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 85072.