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Lathyrus aphaca L.

Yellow-flowered pea (en), Gesse sans feuilles (fr), Gesse aphylle (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lathyrus

Characteristics

A clambering annual herb. It grows 1 m tall. It is hairless. The stems are angular in cross section. It has leaf tendrils but no leaflets. The stipules are large and leaf like. They are oval with a heart shaped base. The flowers are yellow. They are 6-18 mm long and occur singly. They have long stalks. The fruit is a pod that is 20-35 mm long and brown and hairless.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.7 - 0.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry places on sand, gravel and chalk. Found mainly as a weed among crops and in gardens, rarely among shrubs and on herbaceous slopes; at elevations up to 1,800 metres.
More
It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows on cultivated and fallow ground.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-11

Usage

The young tender seeds are cooked and eaten. CAUTION: The ripe seeds can cause headaches. The pods are fermented.
Uses dye experimental purposes forage medicinal ornamental
Edible leaves pods seeds
Therapeutic use Anti-inflammatory agents (flower), Hypotension (seed), Narcotics (seed), Narcotic (unspecified), Resolvent (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 25
Germination temperacture (C°) 17 - 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Lathyrus aphaca habit picture by Michelle Goudail (cc-by-sa)
Lathyrus aphaca habit picture by kon nik (cc-by-sa)
Lathyrus aphaca habit picture by emilie Bernard (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Lathyrus aphaca leaf picture by Sophie Blondel (cc-by-sa)
Lathyrus aphaca leaf picture by Michelle Goudail (cc-by-sa)
Lathyrus aphaca leaf picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Lathyrus aphaca flower picture by Jacques Maréchal (cc-by-sa)
Lathyrus aphaca flower picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)
Lathyrus aphaca flower picture by Michelle Goudail (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Lathyrus aphaca fruit picture by Laurent GUILLAUME (cc-by-sa)
Lathyrus aphaca fruit picture by Palmieri Nicola (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lathyrus aphaca world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil, Bhutan, Canada, Switzerland, Cyprus, Germany, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Latvia, Morocco, Moldova (Republic of), Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Ukraine, United States of America, and Uzbekistan

Conservation status

Lathyrus aphaca threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:501579-1
WFO ID wfo-0000212673
COL ID 6P332
BDTFX ID 37844
INPN ID 105162
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Lathyrus filipetiolatus Lathyrus floribundus Vicia exstipulata Lathyrus polyanthus Lathyrus affinis Lathyrus aphyllus Aphaca pseudophaca Aphaca vulgaris Aphaca disperma Aphaca marmorata Lathyrus pseudoaphaca Lathyrus segetum Orobus aphaca Pisum aphaca Lathyrus aphaca var. affinis Lathyrus aphaca var. stipularis Aphaca vulgaris var. micrantha Lathyrus aphaca
WorldFloraDB 2024