Vicia lens (L.) Coss. & Germ.

Lentille alimentaire (fr), Lentille cultivée (fr), Lentille (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Vicia

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.2-0.4m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 21 - 40
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Vicia lens world distribution map, present in France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:524872-1
WFO ID wfo-0000212728
COL ID 5BCRM
BDTFX ID 71644
INPN ID 129211
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Synonyms

Vicia lens Lens culinaris var. disperma Vicia lens subsp. subexasperma

Lower taxons

Vicia lens subsp. lens Vicia lens subsp. nigricans Vicia lens var. tenorei