Lathyrus inconspicuus
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Small flowered vetchling
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Pods, Seeds
The young soft fruits are eaten raw. The pods and seeds are also edible portions.
Where to Find It
It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Asia, Central Asia, Jordan, Mediterranean, Middle East, Pakistan, Tajikistan,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Cyprus, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Montenegro, Myanmar, Mongolia, Malta, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A herbaceous plant in the legume family adapted to Mediterranean climates. It produces small, soft fruits and edible seeds in pods.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Lathyrus inconspicuus, the inconspicuous pea, is a species of annual herb in the family Fabaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Mater koshni, Sa'ysa'
Lathyrus erectus Lag.Lathyrus hispidulus Boiss.
References (2)
- Al-Qura'n, S. A., 2010, Ethnobotanical and Ecological Studies of Wild Edible Plants in Jordan. Libyan Agriculture Research Center Journal International 1(4):231-243
- Tareen, N. M., et al, 2016, Ethnomedicinal Utilization of Wild Edible Vegetables in District Harnai of Balochistan Province - Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany 48(3): 1159-1171 (As Lathyrus erectus)
