Lathyrus littoralis (Nutt.) Endl. ex Walp.

Silky beach pea (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lathyrus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.4
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 5-5
Soil humidity 5-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 20 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Lathyrus littoralis unspecified picture

Distribution

Lathyrus littoralis world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:501823-1
WFO ID wfo-0000173679
COL ID 6P33V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Lathyrus littoralis Astrophia littoralis Orobus littoralis Astrophia littoralis