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Lens culinaris Medik.
lentil

   
Symbol: LECU2
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    I
CAN    W



 
More Information:
  • Classification Report
  • Data Source and Documentation
 

Synonyms:
Lens culinaris Medik.

  CILE3 Cicer lens (L.) Willd.
  ERLE15 Ervum lens L.
  LEES Lens esculenta Moench
 

Distribution by State:
Lens culinaris Medik.

Distributional Map for Lens culinaris Medik.
Distribution Map Legend

Lens culinaris Medik. distribution:
USA (CA, CT, ID, IN, LA, MA, MD, ME, NJ, NY, PA, WA), CAN (ON, QC)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
CA, CT, LA, NY, PA, WA

 

Related Taxa:
Lens culinaris Medik.

236 genera in Fabaceae, 1 species in Lens
 

Classification:
Lens culinaris Medik.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass   Rosidae
Order   Fabales
Family   Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus   Lens Mill. – lentil
Species   Lens culinaris Medik. – lentil
 

Introduced Information:
Lens culinaris Medik.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

 

 
Time Generated: 01/04/2013 09:18 AM CST