Lens ervoides
(Brign.) Grande
Fabaceae
Cicer ervoides Brign.
Ervum ervoides (Brign.) Hayek
Ervum hohenakeri Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Ervum lenticula Schreb. ex Hoppe
Lens lenticula (Schreb.) Alef.
Lens nigricans ervoides (Brign.) Ladiz.
Vicia ervoides (Brign.) Fiori
Vicia lenticula (Schreb.) Janka
Common Name:
General Information
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.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
50- Title
- Flora Europaea
- Publication
-
- Author
- ?
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1964
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader.
,
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.
Range
Mediterranean region from Italy to Greece, Turkey and the Levant, extending to the Caucasus; Africa - Morocco, Algeria, Ethiopia, Uganda
Habitat
Fields 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
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual |
| Height | 0.30 m |
| Pollinators | Cleistogamous |
| Self-fertile | Yes |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
The plant is likely to require a sunny position and a well-drained soil.
Edible Uses
Seed[
105- Title
- Tanaka's Cyclopedia of Edible Plants of the World.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Tanaka. T. & Nakao S.
- Publisher
- Keigaku Publishing; Tokyo
- Year
- 1976
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- The most comprehensive list of edible plants I've come across. Only the briefest entry for each species, though, and some of the entries are more than a little dubious. Not for the casual reader.
,
177- Title
- Plants for Human Consumption.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kunkel. G.
- Publisher
- Koeltz Scientific Books
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 3874292169
- Description
- An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of Latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
]. The small seed can be eaten cooked or sprouted then eaten raw or cooked. The seedpods are 8 - 9mm long and up to 5mm wide, containing 1 - 2 seeds[
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
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - pre-soak for 12 hours in warm water then sow late mid spring in situ.
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