Lens ervoides
an annual member of the Lens genus in the family Leguminosae.
Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Leguminosae
- Genus
- Lens
- Life cycle
- annual
- Height
- 0.3 m
- Fertility
- Self fertile, Cleistogamous
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
- Pollinators
- Cleistogamous
Uses
Edible uses
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- Plant part
- Seed
Ecology and functions
Environment
- Range
- Europe - Mediterranean to West Asia.
- Habitat
- Fields and rocky places[3].
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- no shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Drainage
- well drained
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
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Seed - pre-soak for 12 hours in warm water then sow late April in situ.
Cultivation
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We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will succeed outdoors in Britain, though judging by its native range it is likely to succeed outdoors when treated as a spring-sown annual. The plant is likely to require a sunny position and a well-drained soil.
References
Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing 1976-00-00
Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984-00-00 ISBN 3874292169
Komarov. V. L. Flora of the USSR. Israel Program for Scientific Translation 1968-00-00