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Lathyrus odoratus (sweetpea; Sweet Pea; Singele Voiniculi; Pois Fleur; Gartenwicke; Frijol De Olor; Duftwicke)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae (legumes), native to Sicily, southern Italy and the Aegean Islands. It is an annual climbing plant, growing to a height of 1–2 metres (3 ft 3 in–6 ft 7 in), where suitable support is available. The leaves are pinnate with two leaflets and a terminal tendril, which twines around supporting plants and structures, helping the sweet pea to climb. In the wild plant the flowers are purple, 2–3.5 centimetres (0.79–1.38 in) broad; they are larger and very variable in color in the many cultivars.
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Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [2]  The seed contains a toxin that is easily extractable in cold water or alcohol; This toxin causes symptoms different to lathyrism (a disease of the nervous system caused by eating the seeds of certain members of this genus); Symptoms include reproduction failure and degenerative arthritis;
Lifespan [2]  Annual
Pollinators [2]  Insects, Lepidoptera
Scent [2]  The flowers are sweetly and strongly scented.
Structure [2]  Vine
Usage [2]  An essential oil obtained from the flowers is used in perfumery;
Height [2]  6.56 feet (2 m)
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Protected Areas

Predators

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Erostrotheca multiformis[6]
Erysiphe trifolii[6]
Peronospora viciae[6]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
♦ 4An Ecological Survey of Endemic MOUNTAIN BEAVERS (Aplodontia rufa) in California, 1979-83, Dale T. Steele', State of California, THE RESOURCES AGENCY, Department of Fish and Game
♦ 5Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19
♦ 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