Lathyrus latifolius L.

Spice Flower detail Fruit detail In the field

Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Lathyrus

Sinònims: Lathyrus latifolius L. var. ensifolius (Bad.) Posp.

Catalan common name: Pèsol bord. Pèsol silvestre.

Spanish common name: Albejana basta.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Hedges. Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Humid soils and herbaceous communities.

Characteristics: A robust climbing plant with winged stems, leaves are divided into two folioles with a tendril in midst, the petiole is also winged. The folioles are fairly large, can be greater than a centimetre in width. The flowers are grouped at then upper half of the peduncle and are large in comparison to other species of this genus, and are rose coloured. Flowers from May to June.