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Lathyrus pratensis

Lathyrus pratensis.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Lathyrus pratensis.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

meadow pea

Biostatus

Exotic

Category

Vascular

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites

Flower colours

Yellow

Similar taxa

Corolla yellow, 10-15 mm long; leaflets lanceolate to narrowly elliptic; veins parallel; inflorescences 2-10 flowered

Conservation status

Not applicable

Detailed taxonomy

Family

Fabaceae

Authority

Lathyrus pratensis L.

Ecology

Year naturalised

1904

Origin

Europe, N. Africa, Asia Minor to C. Asia