Lathyrus tingitanus
Lathyrus tingitanus is a species of wild pea known by the common name Tangier pea.[1][2] It is native to southwestern Europe and Northwest Africa,[3] and it is present in other regions of the world as an introduced species, including the Pacific Northwest of the United States. This is an annual herb producing a winged stem which climbs by means of coiled tendrils. The leaves are each made up of two leaflike linear leaflets a few centimeters long. The inflorescence has two or three pea flowers in varying shades of red, each up to 3 centimeters wide. The fruit is a hairless dehiscent legume pod.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Lathyrus |
| Species: | L. tingitanus |
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References
- BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Lathyrus tingitanus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- "Lathyrus tingitanus L." (PDF). Flora Iberica. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
External links
Media related to Lathyrus tingitanus at Wikimedia Commons- Jepson Manual Treatment
- "Lathyrus tingitanus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
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