| Family | Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) |
| Subfamily | Faboideae |
| Tribe | Fabeae |
| Scientific name | Lathyrus latifolius L. |
| Synonyms | Lathyrus latifolius L. subsp. latifolius; Lathyrus latifolius L. var. splendens Grönland & Rümpler; Lathyrus sylvestris L. subsp. latifolius (L.) Bonnier & Layens; Lathyrus sylvestris L. var. latifolius (L.) Fiori; Lathyrus megalanthus Steudel; Lathyrus membranaceus C. Presl |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) hiroha-no-renrisou (ヒロハノレンリソウ, 広葉連理草 [meaning: broad leaved renrisou (renrisou = Lathyrus quinquenervius)]) |
| (English common name) broad-leaved everlasting pea, everlasting-pea, perennial-pea, rerennial sweet pea | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu |
| (Other nations) [native] Europe, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia | |
| Habitat | Field |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=14 |
| Description | Plants creeping 1-3m long. Leaves bipinnate, leafltes each 4-10cm long, 0.8-2cm wide. Flowers purple or white 15-30mm long, flowering in June to July. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Lathyrus latifolius L. |
| Hyperproduction of shoots during a vitro regeneration of plant (US Patent 5477000/1995) | |
| Note | Naturalized plants (first recorded in 1902). |
| August 2007 at Hitachi Coastal Park |
August 2007 at Hitachi Coastal Park |
August 2007 at Hitachi Coastal Park |
| August 2007 at Hitachi Coastal Park |