Curtis's Botanical Magazine

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-COMMON_NAMES- Tuberous Lathyrus, Pease Earth-nut 
-GENUS- Lathyrus
-SPECIES- Lathyrus tuberosus
-CLASS- Diadelphia
-ORDER- Decandria
-AUTHORITY- Linnaeus

-MODERN_GENUS- Lathyrus
-MODERN_SPECIES- Lathyrus tuberosus
-MODERN_FAMILY- Fabaceae alt. Leguminosae

-PLANT_TYPE- hardy perennial
-COLOR- rose - pink
-SEASON- June to August
-NATIVE_REGION- France and Germany

-SOURCE- The Botanical Magazine
-VOLUME- 4
-PUB_DATE- 1790
-REISSUED- 1795
-EDITOR- William Curtis
-ARTIST- J. Sowerby
-NALPCD- Disc 0644 IMG0105.PCD