Lathyrus nissolia L., 1753 41% complete

Grass vetchling

Sp. Pl.: 729 (1753)


Data sources

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Sourced6 Differs from sources6 Source not recorded13 Not on the record5 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 Grass vetchling No source recorded
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Observations Europe to Medit. and Iran, NW. Africa No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 53 cm
  • 52.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 500
Differs from sources
Biological type therophyte
  • therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color purple Differs from sources
Fruit shape legume Sourced
Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
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Maximum height 73 cm
  • 72.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 174, 178, 500
Differs from sources
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 · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 178, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 5 / 9 · medium air humidity No source recorded
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Ground humidity 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric)
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Light 7 / 9 · half-light to light Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation High Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7.5 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 7 No source recorded
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Soil nutriments 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic)
  • 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Differs from sources
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 178, 242, 489
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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