Lotus tetragonolobus

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Lotus tetragonolobus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Lotus
Species:
L. tetragonolobus
Binomial name
Lotus tetragonolobus
Synonyms[1]
  • Lotus purpureus (Moench) E.H.L.Krause
  • Medik. Link
  • Holmboe Lotus purpureus var. palaestinus
  • Tetragonolobus purpureus (Boiss.) Post
  • Scandalida tetragonoloba Moench
  • Holmboe (Boiss.) Ponert
  • Lotus tetraptera Tetragonolobus siliquosus var. maritimus
  • Stokes Scandalida rubra
  • (L.) Medik. (L.) Ser.
  • Boiss. Lotus tetragonolobus subsp. palaestinus
  • Lotus purpureus var. palaestinus Tetragonolobus tetragonolobus
  • (Boiss.) Post Tetragonolobus pseudopurpureus
  • Tetragonolobus edulis (L.) Asch. & Graebn.
  • Uechtr. Tetragonolobus palaestinus
  • Tetragonolobus purpureus subsp. palaestinus Lotus palaestinus (Boiss.)

Lotus tetragonolobus, known as asparagus-pea[2] or winged pea, is an annual leguminous herb native to the countries around the Mediterranean, although introduced elsewhere.[1] It is low growing, and produces a profusion of prominent deep red flowers, followed by seed pods that are longitudinally winged.

Botanical illustration

It is cultivated for its edible green seed pods, which are one of the vegetables known as asparagus pea or winged pea.

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