| Accepted name: |
Lathyrus ochroleucus Hook. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Lathyrus glaucifolius Beck
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| English names: |
Cream-coloured Vetchling
Pale Vetchling
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| French names: |
Gesse jaunâtre
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Fabaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HLATOC
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Foliage fed to a pony to make him lively for a race.(3)(*4) 1919: Ripe seeds when eaten in abundance are NARCOTIC, producing severe HEADACHE. 1932: Used for STOMACH trouble. The Pillager Ojibwe use the root of this plant as a sort of Indian potato and store it in deep pits in the garden as they do their reg |
| Key Characters: |
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