Rock Garden Plants
Lathyrus zionis C.L.Hitch. trib. Vicieae 
Home
Families
Genus
Territory
Habitat
Synonyms
Types
Galery
Info
FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesLathyrus zionis C.L.Hitch. trib. Vicieae
BibliographyUniv. Wash. Publ. Biol. 15: 36 (1952)¨
Native Rangewc. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsandy grassland
Descriptionprocumbent, glabrous, leaves 2-9cm, leaflets 6-12, 2-7cm, linear or elliptic, floral peduncles 4-10cm, racemes 2-5-flowered, corolla 15-25mm, calyx campanulate
Size15-25cm
Colorrose, pink-purple
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
SynonymsLathyrus brachycalyx var. zionis (C.L.Hitchc.) S.L.Welsh
Lathyrus brachycalyx ssp. zionis (C.L.Hitchc.) S.L.Welsh
Territory7 Northern America
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah)
     77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico)
Version 10.0
(c) 1990-2025 RNDr. Pavel Slabý