Lathyrus hirsutus (Caley Pea)

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Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Caley Pea, Austrian Winterpea, Caley-Pea, Hairy Vetchling, Hairy Vetchling (Uk), Rough Pea, Rough-Pea, Single-Tary Pea, Singletary Pea, Singletary-Pea, Singletary-Pea (Usa), Sochevichnik Zhestkovolosistyi, Winterpea

Common Names in Finnish:

Karvanätkelmä

Common Names in French:

Gesse Hérissée, Gesse Herissee, Gesse Velue

Common Names in German:

Rauhhaarige Platterbse

Common Names in Russian:

China Shershavaya, China Zhestkovolosistaya

Common Names in Spanish:

Guija Velluda

Common Names in Swedish:

Luddvial

Description

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Genus Lathyrus

Annual or perennial herb, climbing or straggling, stem frequently winged . Leaf mostly paripinnately compound , rachis ending in a tendril , rarely in a bristle or leaflet , leaflets 2-many or rarely absent, entire; stipules usually large, semisagittate or entire. Inflorescence an axillary raceme or solitary. Calyx regular to irregular. Vexillum mostly broad with a short claw . Wing free or coherent to the keel. Stamens diadelphous 9+1 or monadelphous , vexillary stamen free or connate with the tube , anthers uniform . Ovary subsessile or stipitate , style dorsally compressed , linear to spathulate, pubescent on the upper side, rarely glabrous , stigma terminal or capitate. Fruit compressed, 2-many seeded.

A genus with about 130 species, widely distributed in the northern hemisphere, S. America and Africa.[1]

Physical Description

Habit: Herb • Climbing: Climbing • Growth Form: Multiple Stem • Shape and Orientation: Climbing

Flowers: Bloom Period: Spring • Flower Color: Blue • Flower Conspicuous: Yes

Seeds: Seed per Pound: 18160 • Seed Spread Rate: Moderate • Seedling Vigor: High • Fruit/Seed Abundance: Low • Fruit/Seed Color: Brown • Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: Yes • Cold Stratification Required: Yes

Foliage: Foliage Color: Yellow-Green • Foliage Porosity Summer: Moderate • Foliage Porosity Winter: Porous • Foliage Texture: Fine • Fall Conspicuous: No • Leaf Retention: No

Size/Age/Growth

Active Growth Period: Fall , Winter and Spring • Growth Rate: Rapid • Mature Height (feet): 3.0 • Lifespan: Lifespan

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,716 meters (0 to 8,911 feet).[2]

Biology

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Reproduction

Duration: Annual • Coppice Potential: No • Progagated by Bulbs: No • Propagated by Bare Root: No • Propagated by Container: No • Propagated by Corms: No • Propagated by Cuttings: No • Propagated by Seed: Yes • Propagated by Sod: No • Propagated by Sprigs: No • Propagated by Tubers: No • Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Spring • Fruit/Seed Period End: Summer • Fruit/Seed Persistence: No

Growth

Soil: Adapted to Medium Textured: Adapted to Medium Textured Soils • Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes • Anaerobic Tolerance: None • Salinity Tolerance: None • CaCO3 Tolerance: Low • Minimum pH: 5.8 • Maximum pH: 6.2 • Fertility Requirement: Medium

Sunlight: Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Moisture: Drought Tolerance: None • Minimum Precipitation: 35 • Maximum Precipitation: 60 • Moisture Use: High

Temperature: Minimum Temperature (F): 17 • Minimum Frost Free Days: 120

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1981
    - Phylum: Tracheophyta () - Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
      - Subphylum: Euphyllophytina ()
        Class: Spermatopsida () - Brongniart, 1843
        Subclass: Rosidae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Superorder: Rosanae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Order: Fabales () - Bromhead, 1838
        Family: Leguminosae () - A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
        Subfamily: Papilionoideae ()
        Tribe: Fabeae ()
        Genus: Lathyrus () - C. Linnaeus, 1753 - Pea
        Specific epithet: hirsutus - L.
        Botanical name: - Lathyrus hirsutus L.

Synonyms

Pisum Hirsutum

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Comment: Climbing : Climbing, Conservation Status: Not Threatened, Habit: Herb, Lifespan: Annual

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Members of the genus Lathyrus

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed March 27, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 15, 2007:

Australian National Herbarium
, Australian National Herbarium
Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
Conservatoire botanique national du Bassin parisien, Conservatoire botanique national du Bassin parisien
GBIF-Spain, Aranzadi Zientzi Elkartea
GBIF-Spain, CIBIO, Alicante:ABH-GBIF
GBIF-Spain, Real Jardin Botanico
, Vascular Plant Herbarium
GBIF-Spain, Universidad de Oviedo. Departamento de Biología de Organismos y Sistemas: FCO
GBIF-Spain, Universidad del País Vasco/EHU, Bilbao: Herbario BIO
GBIF-Spain, Universitat de Girona: HGI-Cormophyta
Herbario SANT, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, SANT herbarium vascular plant collection
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute(IPGRI), EURISCO
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute(IPGRI), The System-wide Information Network for Genetic Resources
Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
NLBIF, Limnodata
Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Vascular Plant Herbarium, Oslo
Oregon State University, Vascular Plant Collection
The Swedish Museum of Natural History
, Herbarium of Oskarshamn
The Swedish Museum of Natural History
, Lund Botanical Museum
Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum
US National Plant Germplasm System, United States National Plant Germplasm System Collection
USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database
University of Alabama Biodiversity and Systematics, Herbarium

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2650617
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-5257
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 4490920
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:501755-1
GRIN Nomen Number: 21571
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 25845
Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDFAB25090
U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: LAHI2
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 45335

Footnotes

"Lathyrus". in Flora of Pakistan Page 275. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
Mean = 219.860 meters (721.325 feet), Standard Deviation = 286.800 based on 1,675 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

Lathyrus hirsutus

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Genus Lathyrus

Physical Description

Size/Age/Growth

Habitat

Biology

Reproduction

Growth

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Notes

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Members of the genus Lathyrus

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