Lathyrus pannonicus subsp. varius, (C. Koch) P. W. Ball

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1981, Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae, Cambridge University Press : 139

(e) Subsp. varius (C. Koch) P. W. Ball , Feddes Repert. 79: 47 (1968)

( L. pannonicus var. versicolor auct. pro parte):

Stems up to 50 cm, narrowly winged, at least near the apex; tubers 3 cm or more, oblong-ovoid to fusiform. Leaflets 35-75 x 3-7 mm, linearlanceolate or linear-elliptical. Peduncles 5-11 cm, as long as to much longer than the subtending leaf. Calyx-teeth usually ciliate, the lowest as long as or longer than tube. Dry grassland and scrub. • N. Italy, N. W. Jugoslavia.

Very variable in the size of the tubers and the length of the peduncle. Plants with short tubers and short peduncles are possibly intermediate between subspp. (a) and (e).