Lathyrus angulatus is a species of wild pea known by the common name angled pea.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Lathyrus |
| Species: | L. angulatus
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| Lathyrus angulatus | |
It is native to southern Europe and North Africa, and it is known from elsewhere as an introduced species.
This is an annual herb with a flanged, hairless stem. Each leaf is made up of two leaflike leaflets each a few centimeters long and very narrow. It has tiny coiling tendrils. The inflorescence holds a solitary flower on a long bristle-tipped peduncle with the flower situated midway. The purple pea flower is about a centimeter wide. The fruit is a hairless dehiscent legume pod.
External links edit
- Calflora: Lathyrus angulatus — introduced species.
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- Photo gallery
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