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Lathyrus hirsutus

AuthorityL.
FamilyMagnoliopsida:Rosidae:Fabales:Leguminosae
Synonyms
Common namescaley pea, chícaro hirsuto, hairy bitter vetch, pea - caley
Editor
Ecocrop code7157



Notes
SOURCES
Kernick M 1961 pp 266
Roecklein J 1987 pp 174 [USE]
Duke J 1981 pp 106-107 [DRA, TEXT, RAIN, TEMP, PH]

GROWING PERIOD
Winter annual legume, growing 150-210 days. In the United States the legume is usually sown in October-November, and it flowers in early April.

COMMON NAMES
Rough pea, Caley pea, Singletary, Wild winter pea.

FURTHER INF
Rough pea is native of southern Europe and southwestern Asia. Growing 45 centimetre high. Can become a weed.
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