page_title: Tetragonolobus purpureus
hierarchical_section_title: Tetragonolobus purpureus
caption_attribution_description: Illustration from book
context_page_description: Tetragonolobus purpureus, synonym Lotus tetragonolobus, known as asparagus-pea or winged pea, is an annual leguminous herb native to the countries around the Mediterranean, although introduced elsewhere. It is low growing, and produces a profusion of prominent deep red flowers, followed by seed pods that are longitudinally winged.
  It is cultivated for its edible green seed pods, which are one of the vegetables known as asparagus pea or winged pea.
context_section_description: Tetragonolobus purpureus, synonym Lotus tetragonolobus, known as asparagus-pea or winged pea, is an annual leguminous herb native to the countries around the Mediterranean, although introduced elsewhere. It is low growing, and produces a profusion of prominent deep red flowers, followed by seed pods that are longitudinally winged. 
  It is cultivated for its edible green seed pods, which are one of the vegetables known as asparagus pea or winged pea.
caption: Botanical illustration
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