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Lathyrus quinquenervius

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

(Miquel) Litvinov

Common Names

• Shan li dou (Pinyin)
• Renri-sō (Japan)
• China Pyatizhilkovaya

Geographical Habitats

• Gansu
• Hebei
• Heilongjiang
• Henan
• Hubei
• Jiangsu
• Jilin
• Nei Mongol
• Qinghai
• Shandong
• Shangxi
• Sichuan - China
• Honshu
• Kyushu - Japan
• Korea
• N. Myanmar
• E. Siberia - Russia

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• disturbed areas
• grassland
• riverside thickets

Flowering Times

• May-Jul (China)
• May-Jun (Japan)

Fruiting Times

• Aug-Sep (China)

Perennial erect or clambering simple tendril herb with 3-angled stems, leaves to 25mm x 3mm, 2-6 leaflets to 10mm x 7mm. Racemes to 8 flowers of purple-blue or purple, sometimes white-winged flowers to 20mm long, legume to 50mm

Further References

• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• FOJ
• ILDIS