Lathyrus niger (L.) Bernh.

Species description (© Flora Helvetica 2018)

30-90 cm hoch, aufrecht, ästig, kahl oder zerstreut behaart, Stängel nicht geflügelt. Pflanze beim Trocknen schwarz werdend. Blätter +/- 2zeilig angeordnet, mit 4-6 Fiederpaaren und grannenartiger Spitze, ohne Ranke. Teilblätter oval, vorn gerundet, mit aufgesetztem Spitzchen. Blüten purpurn bis bräunlich, zuletzt bläulich, 1-1,5 cm lang, in 3-10blütigen, lang gestielten Trauben. Frucht flach, kahl, 4,5-6 cm lang und 4-5 mm breit, 5-12samig.

Flowering period (© Flora Helvetica 2018)

6

Habitat and distribution inside Switzerland (© Flora Helvetica 2018)

Wälder, Gebüsche / kollin(-montan) / J, seltener M und A

World distribution (© Flora Helvetica 2018)

Europäisch-westasiatisch

Ecological indicator (© Landolt & al. 2010)

232-34⁺4.g.2n=14

Status

IUCN status

 Near threatened

National Priority

 K - no national priority

International responsibility

 K - none

Habitat and distribution inside Switzerland

J, seltener M und A

World distribution

Europäisch-westasiatisch

Habitats

Ecological indicator values by © Landolt & al. (2010)

Soil factors		Climatic factors		Salinity tolerance
Humidity Value H	2	Light Value L	3	Salinity Index	--
Reaction Value R	3	Temperature factor T	4+
Nutriments value N	2	Continentality K	4

• Ecological values legend
  

  Humidity Value H
  1	very dry
  1+	dry
  2	moderatly dry
  2+	moist
  3	medium wet
  3+	wet
  4	very wet
  4+	soggy
  5	submerged or underwater
  f	plants living in running water
  u	mostly submerged plants
  v	partly submerged, partly floating plants
  w	humidity moderately variable (± scale of 1-2)
  w+	highly variable humidity (scale exceeding ± 2)

  Reaction Value R
  1	Very acid (pH 2.5-5.5)
  2	acid (pH 3.5-6.5)
  3	lightly acid to neutral (pH 4.5-7.5)
  4	neutral to basic (pH 5.5-8.5)
  5	basic (pH 6-5 -> 8.5

  Nutriments value N
  1	very low in nutrients
  2	low in nutriments
  3	medium-poor to medium-rich in nutrients
  4	rich in nutriments
  5	very rich in nutriments

  Salinity tolerance
  1	halotolerant
  3	halophyle

  Light Value L
  1	very shady
  2	shady
  3	lighted areas
  4	luminous
  5	highly luminous

  Temperature factor T
  1	alpine to nival stages (from the treeline to the snowline)
  1+	suprasubalpine and upper subalpine levels (pine and larch forests)
  2	subalpine level (coniferous forests without beeches up to the upper limit of spruces)
  2+	lower subalpine and upper mountain stages
  3	mountain level (beech and silver fir forests, in the central Alps Scots pine forests)
  3+	lower mountain and upper hill levels
  4	hill level (mixed deciduous oak forests)
  4+	hot places, hill level
  5	very hot places, hill level (only in the hottest places, typical of southern Europe)

  Continentality K
  1	Atlantic (high air humidity, very low temperature variations, mild winters)
  2	Sub-Atlantic (high air humidity, low temperature variations, relatively mild winters)
  3	sub-Atlantic to subcontinental (average air humidity, moderately variable temperature, slightly low winter temperatures)
  4	subcontinental (low air humidity, large temperature variations, rather cold winters)
  5	continental (very low air humidity, very large temperature variations, cold winters)

Match with other reference books

Relation	Nom	Book	No
=	Lathyrus niger (L.) Bernh.	Checklist 2017	230000
=	Lathyrus niger (L.) Bernh.	Flora Helvetica 2001	1242
=	Lathyrus niger (L.) Bernh.	Flora Helvetica 2012	587
=	Lathyrus niger (L.) Bernh.	Flora Helvetica 2018	587
=	Lathyrus niger (L.) Bernh.	Index synonymique 1996	230000
=	Lathyrus niger (L.) Bernh.	Landolt 1977	1874
=	Lathyrus niger (L.) Bernh.	Landolt 1991	1542
=	Lathyrus niger (L.) Bernh.	SISF/ISFS 2	230000
=	Lathyrus niger (L.) Bernh.	Welten & Sutter 1982	844

Status on regional Red List 2019

Biogregraphic regions	Status	IUCN criteria
Jura (JU)	NT	B2b(iii)
Mittelland (MP)	NT	B2b(iii)
Alpennordflanke (NA)	NT	B2b(iii)
Westliche Zentralalpen (WA)	NT	B2b(iii)
Östliche Zentralalpen (EA)	VU	B2ab(iii)
Alpensüdflanke (SA)	NT	B2b(iii)

• Legend
  

  EX	Extinct
  RE	Regionally Extinct
  CR(PE)	Critically Endangered, Probably Extinct
  CR	Critically Endangered
  EN	Endangered
  VU	Vulnerable
  NT	Near Threatened
  LC	Least Concern