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Species of legume From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lotus purpureus, known as asparagus-pea[2] or winged pea, is an annual leguminous herb native to the countries around the Mediterranean, although introduced elsewhere.[1] It is low growing, and produces a profusion of prominent deep red flowers, followed by seed pods that are longitudinally winged.
| Lotus purpureus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Lotus |
| Species: | L. purpureus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lotus purpureus Webb[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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It is cultivated for its edible green seed pods, which are one of the vegetables known as asparagus pea or winged pea.
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