Lathyrus ochrus (Winged vetchling)

Lathyrus ochrus, Winged vetchling, Cyprus-vetch,
Hebrew: טופח גדול, Arabic: الجلبان الأصفر


Scientific name:		Lathyrus ochrus (L.)DC.
Synonym name:		Pisum ochrus L.
Common name:		Winged vetchling, Cyprus-vetch
Hebrew name:		טופח גדול
Arabic name:		الجلبان الأصفر
Family:		Papilionaceae, פרפרניים

_{Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve}


Life form:		Therophyte, annual
Stems:		winged stems reaching 20-70 cm in height
Leaves:		Alternate, compound, pinnate, smooth
Inflorescence:		Solitary or pairs of yellow flowers
Flowers:		Yellow, white
Fruits / pods:		legume, glabrous, two wings on the dorsal suture; each pod with 4-8 seeds
Flowering Period:		February, March, April, May
Habitat:		Batha, Phrygana
Distribution:		Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands
Chorotype:		Mediterranean
Summer shedding:		Ephemeral

_{Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve}
Derivation of the botanical name:

Lathyrus, Greek lathyros, an old name for pea.

ochrus, ochros, ωχροϛ, pale; pale yellow, ochre.
Pisum, the Latin name for the pea.
The Hebrew name: טופח, tophakh, Lathyrus.

The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
The standard author abbreviation DC is used to indicate Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (1778 – 1841), a Swiss botanist.

_{Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve}