Plants : FabaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Lathyrus pratensis L.

Meadow Vetchling

3301.jpg
Lathyrus pratensis

Description: A very common native scrambling perennial of hedgebanks and grassy places. Each leaf has a pair of leaflets and a terminal tendril which twines around other plants. The flower is yellow and of typical peaflower form.

All names: Lathyrus pratensis L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Lathyrus pratensis at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Lathyrus pratensis at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Lathyrus pratensis. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3301. Accessed on 2026-11-02.