Fabaceae FAMILY

Lens ervoides

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lens ervoides is a much-branched, erect, annual plant growing around 30cm tall[ 1145 Title AgroAtlas Publication Author Website http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line database of economic plants of Russia and the surrounding countries that formed the USSR, giving botanical descriptions, distribution, habitats and uses. It also gives comprehensive information on climate, soil, pests, diseases etc ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeMediterranean region from Italy to Greece, Turkey and the Levant, extending to the Caucasus; Africa - Morocco, Algeria, Ethiopia, Uganda

HabitatFields and rocky places[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Often found as a weed in fields[ 1145 Title AgroAtlas Publication Author Website http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line database of economic plants of Russia and the surrounding countries that formed the USSR, giving botanical descriptions, distribution, habitats and uses. It also gives comprehensive information on climate, soil, pests, diseases etc ].