Lathyrus vestitus Nutt.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Lathyrus

Characteristics

A bean family herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Brushy and wooded places, mixed evergreen forest; at elevations up to 1,200 metres.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves seeds stems
Therapeutic use Emetic (root), Panacea (root)
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°) -8
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Lathyrus vestitus flower picture by sophie v (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lathyrus vestitus world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:330869-2
WFO ID wfo-0001053754
COL ID -
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Orobus vestitus Lathyrus vestitus