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red pea
Lathyrus cicera
38.6769, 0.064932
Field Notes
Description:
This is a hairless annual herb producing a slightly winged stem. The leaves are each made up of two leaflike linear leaflets 3 to 6 centimeters long. They also bear branched, curling tendrils. The inflorescence holds a single pea flower 1 to 1.5 centimeters wide which is a varying shade of red. The fruit is a hairless dehiscent legume pod.
Habitat:
It is native to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East
Notes:
This is one pea species known to cause lathyrism ( neurological disease of humans and domestic animals, caused by eating certain legumes)
Species ID Suggestions
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Lathyrus cicera
1
Spotted for Missions
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PublishedMarch 18, 2012
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