About Lathyrus angulatus L.
Lathyrus angulatus is a species of wild pea, commonly called the angled pea. It is native to southern Europe and North Africa, and it occurs in other regions as an introduced species. This plant is an annual herb with a flanged, hairless stem. Each leaf is composed of two leaf-like leaflets; each leaflet is a few centimeters long and very narrow. The plant produces tiny coiling tendrils. Its inflorescence holds a single flower on a long peduncle tipped with a bristle, with the flower positioned midway along the peduncle. The purple pea flower is approximately one centimeter wide. The fruit is a hairless, dehiscent legume pod.
