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Vicia lathyroides L.
Spring Vetch
Description: This is a tiny prostrate vetch, resembling a very small form of V. sativa subsp. nigra, with only 1 to 3 pairs of leaflets and no tendrils or tendrils unbranched. It is recorded from a few sand dune sites around the coast.
All names: Vicia lathyroides L.
Distribution Map from NBN: Vicia lathyroides at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Vicia lathyroides at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
| Hackney, P., 2026. Vicia lathyroides. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland. https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3295. Accessed on 2026-11-02. |