Honey bees
Nectar value
Low
Pollen value
Low
Pollinator plant
Flat pea, Wood pea
Lathyrus sylvestris
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Climber
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 1.50 m high × 0.20 m wide
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 5-9
- Moisture
- Moist, Well-drained
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Sun, Partial shade
Uses
- Functions
- Nitrogen fixer
- Edibility
- 1 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 1 out of 5
Agroforestry Uses: The plant is used as a green manure and ground cover to prevent erosion and rehabilitate degraded land. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in gardens, with some named varieties. Nitrogen fixer.