Lathyrus brachycalyx Rydb.

Bonneville pea (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lathyrus

Characteristics

A bean herb. It grows 60 cm tall and forms tangled clusters. The flowers are pea like and pink. The leaves have narrow opposite leaflets. The fruit are narrow pods 4-5 cm long. They have a purple stripe along the top side.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-11

Usage

The seed pods are roasted by children.
Uses animal food
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 20 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
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Images

Lathyrus brachycalyx unspecified picture

Distribution

Lathyrus brachycalyx world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:136063-2
WFO ID wfo-0000164411
COL ID 3SKT2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lathyrus brachycalyx

Lower taxons

Lathyrus brachycalyx var. brachycalyx Lathyrus brachycalyx subsp. zionis Lathyrus brachycalyx var. zionis