Family | Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) |
Subfamily | Faboideae |
Tribe | Fabeae |
Scientific name | Lathyrus latifolius L. |
Synonyms | Lathyrus latifolius L. subsp. latifolius; Lathyrus latifolius L. var. splendens Grönland & Rümpler; Lathyrus sylvestris L. subsp. latifolius (L.) Bonnier & Layens; Lathyrus sylvestris L. var. latifolius (L.) Fiori; Lathyrus megalanthus Steudel; Lathyrus membranaceus C. Presl |
Common name | (Japanese common name) hiroha-no-renrisou (ヒロハノレンリソウ, 広葉連理草 [meaning: broad leaved renrisou (renrisou = Lathyrus quinquenervius)]) |
(English common name) broad-leaved everlasting pea, everlasting-pea, perennial-pea, rerennial sweet pea | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu |
(Other nations) [native] Europe, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia | |
Habitat | Field |
Chromosomal number | 2n=14 |
Description | Plants creeping 1-3m long. Leaves bipinnate, leafltes each 4-10cm long, 0.8-2cm wide. Flowers purple or white 15-30mm long, flowering in June to July. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Lathyrus latifolius L. |
Hyperproduction of shoots during a vitro regeneration of plant (US Patent 5477000/1995) | |
Note | Naturalized plants (first recorded in 1902). |
August 2007 at Hitachi Coastal Park |
August 2007 at Hitachi Coastal Park |
August 2007 at Hitachi Coastal Park |
August 2007 at Hitachi Coastal Park |