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*Lens culinaris Medikus. Common name: Lentil. Phenology: May-Jul; Jul-Sep. Habitat: Disturbed areas, probably only a waif. Distribution: Native of Mediterranean Europe and w. Asia.

Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa

Taxonomy Comments: Lens should perhaps be included in Vicia; alternatively, additional genera should be split out of Vicia.

Synonymy : = F, FNA11.2, NE, NS, NY, Isely (1998); = Ervum lens L.; = n/a — C, Pa; = Vicia lens (L.) Coss. & R.Germ. — Can, K4, POWO. Basionym: Lens culinaris Medik. 1787 "Urbasionym:" Ervum lens L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Lens culinaris - FNA11.2

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