Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Lathyrus cyaneus (Steven) Koch |
Bibliography | Linnaea 15: 723 (1842) |
Native Range | Caucasus to Iran and Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Description | glabrous, stems ascendent, leaves 1-2-jugate, leaflets lanceolate, acute, approximate, flowers of 2-4, pedicellate, calyx lobes lanceolate, pod linear, glabrous |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Lathyrus cyaneus var. petiolatus Trautv. Orobus cyaneus Steven Orobus cyaneus var. transcaucasicus Grossh. Platystylis cyanea (Steven) Sweet |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |