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Lathyrus sativus, also known as grass pea, cicerchia, blue sweet pea, chickling pea, chickling vetch, Indian pea, [2] white pea [3] and white vetch, [4] is a legume (family Fabaceae) commonly grown for human consumption and livestock feed in Asia and East Africa. [5]
Seeds. The sweet pea, Lathyrus odoratus, is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae (), native to Sicily, southern Italy and the Aegean Islands. [2]It is an annual climbing plant, growing to a height of 1–2 metres (3 ft 3 in – 6 ft 7 in), where suitable support is available.
Berries (from July), edible raw, dried as a spice or cooked as a jelly [3] Sweet chestnut: Castanea sativa: Throughout Europe and parts of Asia; common in woods and parks: Nuts (October to November). Chestnuts are edible raw or in any other preparation, such as roasted, boiled, stewed or baked. [4] Hazel: Corylus avellana
Lathyrus / ˈ l æ θ ɪ r ə s / [3] is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, and contains approximately 160 species.Commonly known as peavines or vetchlings, [1] they are native to temperate areas, with a breakdown of 52 species in Europe, 30 species in North America, 78 in Asia, 24 in tropical East Africa, and 24 in temperate South America. [4]
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(Arabic: jilbāne) These wild peas are edible and eaten either raw or cooked. The same applies to the other species of vetchling (Lathyrus spp.) growing in Israel and Palestine. [41] [112] The L. blepharicarpus specie is prevalent all throughout the mountainous districts of the country.
Oca - specific species of Oxalis, or Wood Sorrel with large edible root. Tobacco Root - (species of Velerian, not actual tobacco) Wapato - several species of Sagittaria; Wild Onion - several native species, such as Ramps and Meadow Garlic; Wild Sweet Potato - roots of several native species of Ipomoea, also known as Morning Glory
Caragana arborescens, the Siberian peashrub, [2] Siberian pea-tree, [3] or caragana, is a species of legume native to Siberia and parts of China (Heilongjiang, Xinjiang) and neighboring Mongolia and Kazakhstan. [4] It was taken to the United States by Eurasian immigrants, who used it as a food source while travelling west.