Lathyrus formosus
Introduction '''''Lathyrus formosus''''' is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is an herbaceous perennial which grows primarily in high mountain areas on shale or rocky ground in Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, and the Caucasus.The species was described as ''Orobus formosus'' in 1812, and has been known by several other names until being reclassified as ''Lathyrus formosus'' in 2021.The synonym ''Vavilovia'' was named after the Russian geneticist, economic botanist, and plant geographer, Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov.
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