Lathyrus tingitanus L.

Scrambling annual; stems glabrous, angled, broadly winged. Lvs glabrous; tendril branched in upper lvs, sometimes reduced and simple in lower lvs; leaflets in 1 pair, narrowly to broadly elliptic, acute to obtuse, 20–70 mm long; veins parallel; stipules lanceolate to ovate, usually with 1 basal lobe and about as wide as stem, (10)–15–30 mm long. Infl. about = or somewhat > lvs, 1–3-flowered; pedicels 4–8 mm long. Calyx glabrous, somewhat gibbous at base; calyx teeth unequal, narrowly to broadly triangular, < tube. Corolla usually purple, sometimes crimson, pink or white, 20–35 mm long. Pod glabrous, brown, 5–8-seeded, 70–110 mm long; seeds reddish brown or mottled brown, smooth; hilum ⅙-⅕ of circumference.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

Flowering: Aug.–May.