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Lathyrus latifolius (Perennial sweetpea; Broad-leaved Everlasting Pea; everlasting-pea; everlasting peavine; perennial peavine; Perennial Pea; Everlasting Pea; Perennial Sweet Pea; Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea; Breitblattrige Platterbse)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Lathyrus latifolius, the perennial peavine, perennial pea, broad-leaved everlasting-pea, or just everlasting pea, is a robust, sprawling perennial in the Pea Family Fabaceae. It is native to Europe but is present on other continents, such as North America and Australia,where it is most often seen along roadsides.
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Infraspecies

Lathyrus latifolius algericus
Lathyrus latifolius f. lanceolatus
Lathyrus latifolius f. latifolius
Lathyrus latifolius latifolius
Lathyrus latifolius var. angustifolius

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Bee Flower Color [2]  UV-Blue
Flower Color [2]  Pink
Edible [3]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [3]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [3]  Although no records of toxicity have been found for this plant, the seed of some species in this genus contain a toxic amino acid that can cause a severe disease of the nervous system known as 'lathyrism' if they are eaten in large amounts (although small quantities are said to be nutritious); Great caution is advised.
Lifespan [3]  Perennial
Pollinators [3]  Bees
Structure [3]  Vine
Usage [3]  Plants can be grown without supports when they will sprawl on the ground and can be used as a ground cover plant in a sunny position; They should be spaced about 1.5 metres apart each way; They are very vigorous and so are best not used with small plants; They also die down completely in the winter, giving weeds a chance to become established;
Height [3]  6.56 feet (2 m)
Width [3]  6.56 feet (2 m)
Light Preference [4]  Mostly Sunny
Soil Acidity [4]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [4]  Mostly Infertile
Soil Moisture [4]  Mostly Dry
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External References

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Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Arnold SEJ, Faruq S, Savolainen V, McOwan PW, Chittka L, 2010 FReD: The Floral Reflectance Database — A Web Portal for Analyses of Flower Colour. PLoS ONE 5(12): e14287.
♦ 3Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 4ECOFACT 2a Technical Annex - Ellenberg’s indicator values for British Plants, M O Hill, J O Mountford, D B Roy & R G H Bunce (1999)
♦ 5Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
♦ 6Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0