Lathyrus ochrus, Winged vetchling, Cyprus-vetch,
טופח גדול
 
Scientific name:  Lathyrus ochrus (L.)DC.
Common name:  Winged vetchling, Cyprus-vetch
Hebrew name:   טופח גדול
Family:  Papilionaceae, פרפרניים

Lathyrus ochrus,  טופח גדול
Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve; Date Picture Taken: March 5, 2009

 
Life form:  Therophyte, annual
Leaves:  Alternate, compound, pinnate, smooth
Flowers:  Yellow, white
Flowering Period:   February, March, April, May
Habitat:  Batha, Phrygana
Distribution:   Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands
Chorotype:   Mediterranean
Summer shedding:  Ephemeral
Protected Flower, צמח מוגן:  No

Lathyrus ochrus, Winged vetchling, Cyprus-vetch, טופח גדול
Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve; Date Picture Taken: March 5, 2009


Derivation of the botanical name:
Lathyrus, Greek lathyros, an old name for pea.
ochrus, ochros, ωχροϛ, pale; pale yellow, ochre.
  • The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
  • The standard author abbreviation DC is used to indicate Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (1778 – 1841), a Swiss botanist.

Lathyrus ochrus, Winged vetchling, Cyprus-vetch, טופח גדול
Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve; Date Picture Taken: March 5, 2009


Lathyrus ochrus, Winged vetchling, Cyprus-vetch, טופח גדול
Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve; Date Picture Taken: March 5, 2009


Lathyrus ochrus, Winged vetchling, Cyprus-vetch, טופח גדול
Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve; Date Picture Taken: March 12, 2010