Common name:
Grass vetchling
Family:
Scientific name:
Lathyrus nissolia
Main flower color:
Range:
England, parts of Wales and smaller areas of southern Scotland
Height:
Up to 40 cm
Habitat:
Grassland, meadows
Flowers:
Solitary or paired, reddish pink, with a hairless or sparsely hairy green calyx, divided about a third of its length, a rounded banner petal crossed by darker veins, two much smaller wing petals, and a fused keel. Attached by long, slender stalks
Leaves:
Narrow, linear, grass-like
Season:
May to July
Rarity:
★★★★★
