Hebrew: טופח כדורי, Arabic: الجلبان الكروي
| Scientific name: | Lathyrus sphaericus Retz. | |
| Synonym name: | Lathyrus coccineus All | |
| Common name: | Slender Wild-pea | |
| Hebrew name: | טופח כדורי | |
| Arabic name: | الجلبان الكروي | |
| Plant Family: | Fabaceae / Papilionaceae, פרפרניים |
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| Life form: | Therophyte (Annuals), climber | |
| Stems: | 10-40 cm high; erect or ascending; stem glabrous, not winged | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, smooth, leaflets 2, 2–6 cm, linear to narrowly lanceolate; tendril generally coiled; small stipules | |
| Flowers: | Hermaphrodite; solitary axillary; peduncle 1-15 mm, calyx 5-6 mm long, corolla red, orange | |
| Fruits / pods: | Legume pod, glabrous, longitudinally striate | |
| Flowering Period: | April, May | |
| Habitat: | Batha, Phrygana | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
Derivation of the botanical name: Lathyrus, Greek lathyros, an old name for pea. sphaericus, σφαιρα sphaera, ball, globe, sphere; spherical. coccineus, κοκκοϛ berry of the scarlet oak, used as a red dye; -ινηοϛ adjective suffix: composition, color; scarlet. The Hebrew name: טופח, tophakh, Lathyrus.
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