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Lathyrus annuus L.

Annual vetchling (en), Gesse annuelle (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lathyrus

Characteristics

A herb. It grows each year from seeds.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.06 - 0.15
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows below 1,200 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses animal food food forage gene source grain crop
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 15 - 25
Germination temperacture (C°) 17 - 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Images

Leaf

Lathyrus annuus leaf picture by Sylvie Roëls (cc-by-sa)
Lathyrus annuus leaf picture by Christofer Angé (cc-by-sa)
Lathyrus annuus leaf picture by doune34160 (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Lathyrus annuus flower picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)
Lathyrus annuus flower picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)
Lathyrus annuus flower picture by Jean-Claude Gerard (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Lathyrus annuus fruit picture by Christofer Angé (cc-by-sa)
Lathyrus annuus fruit picture by doune34160 (cc-by-sa)
Lathyrus annuus fruit picture by André DENIS (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lathyrus annuus world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Brazil, Cyprus, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, Estonia, France, Georgia, Greece, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Malta, New Zealand, Portugal, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, and Uzbekistan

Conservation status

Lathyrus annuus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:501577-1
WFO ID wfo-0000212672
COL ID 3SKSC
BDTFX ID 37843
INPN ID 105161
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lathyrus trachyspermus Lathyrus frenchii Lathyrus chius Pisum flavum Lathyrus annuus var. angustifolius Lathyrus annuus var. genuinus Lathyrus annuus var. latifolius Lathyrus hierosolymitanus var. grandiflorus Lathyrus annuus
WorldFloraDB 2024