Lathyrus nervosus Lam.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lathyrus

Characteristics

A climbing herb. It grows 1 m tall. The flowers are fragrant and purplish blue. They are pea like. The pods are 40-70 mm long by 5-7 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. They need full sun and well-drained soil. In Argentina it grows below 500 m above sea level.
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Coastal sands, gravel and open grassland.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
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

Flower

Lathyrus nervosus flower picture by Alexandra Dall (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lathyrus nervosus world distribution map, present in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:323132-2
WFO ID wfo-0000173683
COL ID 6P2S8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lathyrus nervosus Orobus uninervius Lathyrus armitageanus Lathyrus trigonus