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Angled pea

Lathyrus angulatus

Also called Angular Pea, Slender Wild Pea

Angled pea
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0

Lathyrus angulatus is a slender annual wild pea from southern Europe and North Africa, grown mainly as a curiosity or for wildflower planting. It is easy to start from seed in a sunny, well-drained spot.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun
Water
Water during dry spells while establishing, then allow the soil to dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, poor to average soil; tolerates lean ground.
Temperature
Hardy to mild temperate conditions; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Macaronesia, W. & C. Medit.
Climate
temperate

About

Lathyrus angulatus is a species of wild pea known by the common name angled pea.

It is native to southern Europe and North Africa, and it is known from elsewhere as an introduced species.

Other Lathyrus plants

Yellow pea · Golden Pea · Red pea · Lathyrus fulvus · Everlasting-Pea · Caley pea · Beach pea · Perennial pea · Sweet pea · Round-leaved vetchling · White pea · Grass pea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lathyrus angulatus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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