Lathyrus magellanicus Lam.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lathyrus

Characteristics

A herb. It is a climbing plant with stems produced each year from a rootstock. It lasts for a few years. It grows 30-60 cm tall. The stems scramble over the ground and can climb with tendrils. The leaves are 25-85 mm long by 8-25 mm wide. The flowers are blue to purple. The seeds are 3-4 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.45
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It can grow in tropical places. It grows in coastal sands and open grassland. In the tropics it can grow to 2,400 m above sea level. It grows in Subantarctic forests of Araucaria araucana in Argentina. In Argentina it grows below 500 m above sea level. It can tolerate frost.
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Coastal sands, gravel and open grassland.
Coastal sands, gravel and open grassland.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The seeds have been eaten as an emergency food. They are cooked. Caution:
Uses medicinal
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds. It is probably best to pre-soak them.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 20 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -8
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Lathyrus magellanicus unspecified picture

Distribution

Lathyrus magellanicus world distribution map, present in Argentina, American Samoa, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru

Conservation status

Lathyrus magellanicus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:501845-1
WFO ID wfo-0000182188
COL ID 3SKX7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lathyrus sagittatus Lathyrus patagonicus Lathyrus gladiatus Lathyrus pterocaulos Lathyrus megellanicus Orobus magellanicus Lathyrus philippii Lathyrus magellanicus

Lower taxons

Lathyrus magellanicus var. tucumanensis Lathyrus magellanicus var. magellanicus Lathyrus magellanicus var. gladiatus Lathyrus magellanicus var. glaucescens Lathyrus magellanicus var. longipes