Hebrew: טופח ריסני, Arabic: الجلبان جفني الثمار
| Scientific name: | Lathyrus blepharicarpos Boiss. | |
| Synonym name: | Lathyrus blepharicarpus Boiss. | |
| Common name: | Ciliate Vetchling | |
| Hebrew name: | טופח ריסני | |
| Arabic name: | الجلبان جفني الثمار | |
| Family: | Papilionaceae, פרפרניים |
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| Life form: | Therophyte, annual | |
| Stems: | 15-30 cm high; erect or climbing by means of tendrils | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, compound, pinnate | |
| Inflorescence: | Solitary | |
| Flowers: | Orange, red | |
| Fruits / pods: | Legume laterally compressed | |
| Flowering Period: | February, March, April | |
| Habitat: | Batha, Phrygana | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
Derivation of the botanical name: Lathyrus, Greek lathyros, an old name for pea. blepharicarpos, blepharis, βλεφαριϛ, eyelash; carpos, καρποϛ, fruit; with ciliated fruit, fringed seed. The Hebrew name: טופח, tophakh, Lathyrus.
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