Lathyrus cicera

Taxobox
name = "Lathyrus cicera"


image_width = 230px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
subfamilia = Faboideae
genus = "Lathyrus"
species = "L. cicera"
binomial = "Lathyrus cicera"
binomial_authority = L.

"Lathyrus cicera" is a species of wild pea known by the common names red pea 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. This is one pea species known to cause lathyrism.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3691,3922,3927 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LACI USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?21553 GRIN Species Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Lathyrus+cicera Photo gallery]