Lathyrus

*They are the tendrils from the dangereus lathyrus odoratus x maisouikudzu* ❋ Unknown (2008)

February 29, 2008 at 8:50 am so, i see you escaped the creeping tendrils of the lathyrus odoratus x maisouikudzu ? ❋ Unknown (2008)

As he continued tryin to tie the not, the delicate, green tendrils continued creeping toward the unsuspekting Maus… because, indeed, they are the tendrils frum the dangereus lathyrus odoratus x maisouikudzu… ❋ Unknown (2008)

As fodder plants, two species were recognized up to now: lathyrus (Lathyrus sativus) and clover (Medicago sp.). ❋ Unknown (2003)

In the hot silence of the broken walls the saxifrage cup was as redolent of Rome as the glass urn that was found buried there; the lathyrus leaves, like spears and swords among the scarlet banners of the poppies, recalled the glory of cohort and legion. ❋ Unknown (1917)

Or an armourer, looking idly at the lathyrus stipules, may have gained from them the idea for a new kind of spear. ❋ Unknown (1917)

Among the second are these: Medicago lupulina, or nonesuch; Trifolium repens, or white clover; Lathyrus pratensis, or meadow lathyrus; Capsella bursa pastoris, or shepherd's purse; Vicia peregrina, or broad-podded vetch; Convolvulus arvensis, or small bindweed; Pterotheca nemausensis, a sort of hawkweed; and Poa pratensis, or smooth-stalked meadow-grass. ❋ Jean-Henri Fabre (1869)

Amorpha canescens (_lead plant_) continued the characteristic plant of the country, and a narrow-leaved _lathyrus_ occurred during the morning, in beautiful patches. ❋ Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont (1851)

_Lathyrus sylvestris_, narrow-leaved, or wild lathyrus -- in the bushes at the foot of the Short Lith, near the path. ❋ Gilbert White (1756)

"Everything you'll see today that's green is lathyrus". ❋ Cary Fowler (2010)

In the words of Mahmoud Solh, Director-General of the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA), lathyrus is a "crop for all seasons". ❋ Cary Fowler (2010)

In regions where lathyrus grows, the poor can face the most difficult of choices - starve or become paralyzed. ❋ Cary Fowler (2010)

With perseverance and sufficient diversity with which to work, they will transform lathyrus into a potent ally of the poor in hard times and a more valuable crop in good times. ❋ Cary Fowler (2010)

Sweet peas lathyrus odoratus growing on plant support Daffodil: smile please Photo: MARIANNE MAJERUS ❋ Unknown (2010)

ICARDA, at Australia's Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture (CLIMA), and in India's national agricultural research program are tapping major lathyrus collections at ICARDA and elsewhere to produce new varieties that retain the considerable positive attributes of the crop while eliminating the dangerous neurotoxin. ❋ Cary Fowler (2010)

Occasions when the world's poorest people, the lathyrus eaters, will be confronted with one of the world's most awful choices, will multiply. ❋ Cary Fowler (2010)

Since the poor cannot buy their way out of starvation, they eat what they have - lathyrus. ❋ Cary Fowler (2010)

When every other food crop shrivels up and dies, lathyrus persists producing peas in a pod that resembles the sugar snap pea. ❋ Cary Fowler (2010)