Lotus tetragonolobus
(Redirected from Winged pea)
| Lotus tetragonolobus | |
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| File:Tetragonolobus purpureus (plant).jpg | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Lotus |
| Species: | L. tetragonolobus
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| Lotus tetragonolobus | |
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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.
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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