{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}} {{Speciesbox | image = Lathyrus aureus1.jpg | genus = Lathyrus | species = aureus | authority = (Steven) D.Brândză }} '''''Lathyrus aureus''''', the '''golden pea''', is a species of flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae, native to Greece,<ref name = RHSPF/> Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Romania.<ref name = GRIN>{{GRIN}}</ref> In early summer this bushy herbaceous perennial produces many erect spikes of dusky yellow or orange flowers. Each spike is {{cvt|1.5-2|cm|in|abbr=on}} long.<ref name = RHSPF>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/93959/lathyrus-aureus/details | title = ''Lathyrus aureus'' | website = www.rhs.org | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | access-date = 15 January 2022}}</ref>
''Lathyrus aureus'' is cultivated as an ornamental, for a sunny or partially shaded position in rich neutral or acid soil. As contact may cause mild indigestion, it is best handled with gloves.<ref name = RHSPF/>
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Category:Flora of Armenia Category:Flora of Azerbaijan Category:Flora of Bulgaria Category:Flora of Georgia (country) Category:Flora of Greece Category:Flora of Kyrgyzstan Category:Flora of Moldova Category:Flora of Romania Category:Flora of Russia Category:Flora of Turkey Category:Flora of Ukraine aureus
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