Lathyrus niger (L.) Bernh.

Black pea (en), Gesse noire (fr), Orobe noir (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lathyrus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs scarification and soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 20 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 9 - 12
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment scarification soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Lathyrus niger habit picture by Gui ferl (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Lathyrus niger leaf picture by Gerrit Busser (cc-by-sa)
Lathyrus niger leaf picture by Alexander Baransky (cc-by-sa)
Lathyrus niger leaf picture by Katalin Szitar (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Lathyrus niger flower picture by Boris Turk (cc-by-sa)
Lathyrus niger flower picture by Katalin Szitar (cc-by-sa)
Lathyrus niger flower picture by maksim max (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Lathyrus niger fruit picture by Andre Kamptner (cc-by-sa)
Lathyrus niger fruit picture by Rossen Vassilev (cc-by-sa)
Lathyrus niger fruit picture by Alexander Baransky (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lathyrus niger world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Lebanon, Lithuania, Latvia, Morocco, Moldova (Republic of), Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Sweden, Tunisia, and Ukraine

Conservation status

Lathyrus niger threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:501886-1
WFO ID wfo-0000212694
COL ID 3SKXX
BDTFX ID 37960
INPN ID 105230
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Pisum nigrum Orobus niger Lathyrus niger f. heterophyllus Lathyrus niger

Lower taxons

Lathyrus niger subsp. niger Lathyrus niger subsp. jordanii Lathyrus niger var. genuinus