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Lathyrus cicera

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

Linnaeus

Common Names

• Lesser Chick-pea
• Vetch
• Red Pea
• China Nutovaya

Geographical Habitats

• Afghanistan
• Iran
• Pakistan
• Algeria
• Morocco
• Spain

Natural Habitats

• Cultivated land
• grassland
• shrubland
• thickets

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Annual habit, glabrous 3-4 branched tendril vine with solitary 14mm brick-red or purple flowers, pod to 40mm brown, winged stems

Further References

• Sturtevant 1919
• Norton 1996
• APDC
• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus
• ILDIS