Quinquenervius Wild Pea (Lathyrus quinquenervius)

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

Lathyrus quinquenervius is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). It is in flower from May to July, and the seeds ripen from August to September. 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 cannot grow in the 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. Leaves and young stems - cooked. — Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity.; Leaves and young stems - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Wet grassy places and thickets by rivers in lowland C. and S. Japan. Hill slopes, forest and road sides to elevations of 2500 metres in northern China. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)