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''Lotus purpureus'', known as asparagus-pea or winged pea, is an annual 
It is cultivated for its edible green seed pods, which are one of the vegetables known as asparagus pea or winged pea.
leguminous
A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock for ...
herb native to the countries around the Mediterranean
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, although introduced elsewhere. 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.
References
Faboideae Plants described in 1753 Flora of Malta {{Faboideae-stub