Lathyrus odoratus L.

Spice Detail Flower

Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Lathyrus

Catalan common name: Pèsol d'olor.

Spanish common name: Caracolillo de olor. Chicharito de olor. Clarín. Guisante de olor. Guisante dulce. Látiro.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Central Mediterranean

Uses and properties: Perfumery.

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Garden plants. Cultivated specie.

Characteristics: A robust climbing plant with large flowers and wide folioles, the entire plant is pubescent. Stems are winged and the leaves have a pair of leaves opposite with a very branched terminal tendril. The inflorescences are very pedunculate with purplish-pink flowers. The entire plant gives off a characteristic and agreeable scent.