Lathyrus clymenum L.

Spice Detail Flower-fruit

Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Lathyrus

Sinònims: Lathyrus clymenum L. subsp. articulatus (L.) Ball

Catalan common name: Fesols bords. Guixola. Veçot articulat.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): South Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Pine wood and shrubland with rosemary and thyme garigue. Herbaceous communities.

Characteristics: We can recognise this species because its flowers have a large purple petal (the standard), whereas the smaller, lateral petals (the wings) are bluish or whitish; moreover the stems are winged and the lower leaves are simple whereas the upper ones are divided into leaflets and have a tendril. It lives stuck to the branches of other plants in garrigues (Mediterranean woodland) in relatively dry, hot places. It flowers in spring.