Lathyrus nissolia L.

Grass vetchling (en), Gesse de nissole (fr), Gesse de Nissole (fr), Gesse graminée (fr), Gesse sans vrilles (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lathyrus

Characteristics

Erect or ascending annual; stems ± glabrous, somewhat angled, but not winged. Lf a grass-like phyllode without leaflets or a tendril, ± glabrous or sparsely hairy, 30-120 mm long; veins parallel; stipules often caducous, filiform, < 1/2 as wide as stem, up to 2 mm long. Infl. < or = to phyllodes, 1-2-flowered; pedicels 2-6 mm long. Calyx sparsely hairy, slightly or not gibbous at base; calyx teeth somewhat unequal, triangular, < tube. Corolla crimson, 8-18 mm long. Pod glabrous, light brown, (4)-6-20-seeded, 25-55 mm long; seeds reddish brown, somewhat squared, tuberculate; hilum 1/7-1/10 of circumference.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.6
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 -
Soil humidity 1-4
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses forage medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cancer (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 15 - 25
Germination temperacture (C°) 17 - 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Lathyrus nissolia habit picture by Fiorillo Alessandro (cc-by-sa)
Lathyrus nissolia habit picture by Louis Germain (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Lathyrus nissolia leaf picture by Varder (cc-by-sa)
Lathyrus nissolia leaf picture by Bob Barfield Bob Barfield (cc-by-sa)
Lathyrus nissolia leaf picture by Bob Barfield Bob Barfield (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Lathyrus nissolia flower picture by Jean Denis Ratier (cc-by-sa)
Lathyrus nissolia flower picture by Estañol Franch Jordi (cc-by-sa)
Lathyrus nissolia flower picture by Mavifg VIGNON (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lathyrus nissolia world distribution map, present in Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Algeria, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Moldova (Republic of), Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Ukraine, and United States of America

Conservation status

Lathyrus nissolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:501889-1
WFO ID wfo-0000212696
COL ID 3SKY2
BDTFX ID 37967
INPN ID 105232
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Orobus nissolia Pisum nissolium Anurus nissolia Lathyrus nissolia

Lower taxons

Lathyrus nissolia subsp. nissolia Lathyrus nissolia subsp. amanus