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Yellow Vetchling
Lathyrus pratensis

Yellow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) Other common names: Meadow Vetchling

Family: Legume Family (Fabaceae)

Group: Vetches

Similar species:
  •   Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) - Very similar, but the flowers all radiate from a single point, and the leaves are quite different.


Flowers: Summer;  Yellow;  Irregular flowers

Habitat: Fields and Open Areas, Meadows, Fields

Grows in Sun/Shade: Sun

Native/Non-native: Non-native

Origin and Meaning of Names:
 Scientific Name: pratensis: of meadows


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Yellow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) flowers

Yellow Vetchling flowers.

Yellow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) flowers

Yellow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) flowers

Yellow Vetchling is easily confused with Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)! But the flowers in Yellow Vetchling attach at various points along the stem. Whereas those of Birdsfoot Trefoil all radiate from a single point. Also the leaves are quite different.

Yellow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) flowers

Yellow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) plants

Yellow Vetchling in its native habitat, a grown up meadow.

Yellow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) stems and leaves

Leaves and stem of Yellow Vetchling. They are quite different from Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus).