Lens — 2 species
Botanical species in the genus Lens recorded in the PlantPeers database.
EdibleMedicinal
Lens culinaris
Lens culinaris
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Lentils can be cultivated from the temperate zone to the tropics, so long as there is a growing season of 4 months or more with a fairly dry period as the seed is ripening. In the tropics it can be grown at elevations up to 3,800 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 15 - 29°c, but can tolerate 5 - 32°c.
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Edible
Lens ervoides
Lens ervoides
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
The plant is likely to require a sunny position and a well-drained soil.
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