Lathyrus latifolius




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