Alatus Wild Pea (Lathyrus alatus)

Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Lathyrus alatus is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). It is in flower from May to June, and the seeds ripen from June to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. It can fix Nitrogen. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves, Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed - cooked. Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity. Young leaves and stems - cooked. — Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity.; Young leaves and stems - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Mixed and mainly broad-leaved forests and moist soils. Grasslands and forests in northern China. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)