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Lathyrus cicera

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Lathyrus cicera is a species of wild pea known by the common names red pea, red vetchling and flatpod peavine. It is native to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, and it is known from other places as an introduced species. This is a hairless annual herb producing a slightly winged stem. The leaves are each made up of two leaflike linear leaflets 3 to 6 centimeters long. They also bear branched, curling tendrils. The inflorescence holds a single pea flower 1 to 1.5 centimeters wide which is a varying shade of red. The fruit is a hairless dehiscent legume pod.

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Family
Fabaceae

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Lathyrus cicera
Slug
lathyrus-cicera
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Lathyrus
Species
cicera
Wikidata QID
Q627907
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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