Lathyrus aphaca L., 1753 37% complete

Yellow vetchling

Sp. Pl.: 729 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced7 Differs from sources3 Source not recorded13 Not on the record8 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 729 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Yellow vetchling No source recorded
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Observations Macaronesia, Medit. to C. Asia and Indian Subcontinent No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 43 cm
  • 42.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 116, 174, 175, 178, 500, 655, 918
Differs from sources
Biological type therophyte
  • therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 174, 175, 178, 500, 655, 918
Sourced
Flower color yellow Sourced
Foliage texture medium Sourced
Fruit shape empty Not on the record
Growth habit Vine, Forb/herb No source recorded
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Maximum height empty No source recorded
1 earlier or rejected value
  • Rejected 30 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 116, 174, 175, 178, 500, 655, 918 below the average height (43 cm) of the same record
Not on the record
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Bloom months may, jun, jul Differs from sources
Duration annual
  • annual · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 175, 178, 918
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Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 4 / 9 · moderately dry air No source recorded
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Ground humidity empty
  • 3 / 12 · rather dry (xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Light 7 / 9 · half-light to light
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Sourced
Nitrogen fixation High Sourced
Ph maximum pH 8 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 7.5 No source recorded
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Soil nutriments 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic)
  • 4 / 9 · rather poor (meso-oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
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Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Other
Propagation method — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record