APerennial Plant Named Zeelathyrus

The zeelathyrus (Lathyrus japonicus) is a perennial plant, which belongs to the Fabaceae family (Leguminosae). The species is on the Dutch Red List of plants as very rare and stable to slightly increased. The plant is found along the northern coasts of the northern hemisphere, along the Great Lakes of North America and Chile. In Europe, the plant along the North Sea for. The zeelathyrus is toxic.


The plant is 15-100 cm high. The slightly fleshy, elliptical leaves are veernervig, 1-4 cm long and 0.5 to 1 cm wide. The one-to-last leaf and the terminal epoxides are often transformed into tendrils. The 1 cm long and 1.5 cm wide support leaves are triangular and have a spear-shaped foot. The plant blooms in June and July with 14 to 22 mm large flowers in the early stage blue-purple, but with age are bluish. Inflorescence a raceme with two to seven flowers. The seeds can also be floating in the sea water to 5 years germ remain strong, because they are of hard. Only when the seed coat is damaged for example by rubbing sand over the seed can absorb water and germinate. They are so highly dispersed.


The zeelathyrus occurs between the basalt rocks of the dikes in flood Zeeduin and brands. The formation of nitrogen nodules of soil enriched with nitrogen.


Names in other languages:


• German: Strandplatterbse

• English: Beach Pea

• French: Gesse Maritime Pois de Mer


Source: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeelathyrus

See also: International Flower Delivery, Florist