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Yellow Vetch
Yellow vetch is a common name for several plants and may refer to: *''Lathyrus aphaca'', native to the Middle East *''Vicia lutea ''Vicia lutea'' (yellow vetch, smooth yellow vetch) is a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae. Distribution It is native to Europe, western Asia, and North Africa, and it is known on other continents as an introduced specie ...'', native Europe, western Asia, and North Africa {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lathyrus Aphaca
''Lathyrus aphaca'', known as the yellow pea or yellow vetchling, is an annual species in the family Fabaceae with yellow flowers and solitary, pea-like fruits. It originated in the Middle East and has spread throughout Europe and beyond as a weed of cultivated fields and roadsides. The fruits are eaten as a supplement to diets in some parts of South Asia but are narcotic and potentially toxic in large quantities. Description ''Lathyrus aphaca'', known as the yellow pea or yellow vetchling, is an annual species in the family Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae). Plants grow to about 100 cm tall, are pale green to glaucous, glabrous, and have angled but unwinged stems. The leaves are reduced to simple (unbranched) tendrils and what look like leaves are actually stipules, which are ovate-hastate in shape and up to 50 mm long. The flowers are usually solitary and yellow (often streaked with violet), 10–13 mm in length, and held on long (up to 50 mm) stalks bran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
