Vicia lenticula (Lens ervoides)

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

Lens ervoides is a ANNUAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Cleistogomy (self-pollinating without flowers ever opening). The plant is self-fertile. It can fix Nitrogen. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed. — Harvested fresh in season according to PFAF botanical monograph.

Habitat & North American Range

Fields and rocky places. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)