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'''''Lathyrus nissolia''''', the '''grass vetchling''', is a species of [[flowering plant]] in the pea and bean family [[Fabaceae]].<ref name=BSBI_Atlas2020>{{cite web |title=Grass Vetchling ''Lathyrus nissolia'' L. |work=BSBI Online Plant Atlas 2020 |editor1=P.A. Stroh |editor2=T. A. Humphrey |editor3=R.J. Burkmar |editor4=O.L. Pescott |editor5=D.B. Roy |editor6=K.J. Walker |publisher=Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland |date=2020 |url=https://plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9h.5az |access-date=2 July 2024 }}</ref><ref name = "Streeter">Streeter D, Hart-Davies C, Hardcastle A, Cole F, Harper L. 2009. ''Collins Flower Guide''. Harper Collins {{ISBN|9-78-000718389-0}}</ref> Its common name refers to the grass-like foliage; an older alternative name is grass pea.<ref name="Stokoe">{{cite book|last=Stokoe|first=W.J.|title=The Observer's Book of Wild Flowers|publisher=Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.|edition=1965|page=88}}</ref> |
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'''''Lathyrus nissolia''''', the '''grass vetchling''' or '''grass pea''',<ref name="Stokoe">{{cite book|last=Stokoe|first=W.J.|title=The Observer's Book of Wild Flowers|publisher=Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.|edition=1965|page=88}}</ref> is a species of [[flowering plant]] in the pea and bean family [[Fabaceae]]. It is native to most of [[Europe]], [[Maghreb]], [[Levant]] and the [[Caucasus]]. Despite its common names, it is not a grass, but belongs to the legume [[family (botany)|family]] [[Fabaceae]]. |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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Grass vetchling is an annual plant, with an erect stem branching from the base, and growing to a height of |
Grass vetchling is an annual plant, with an erect stem branching from the base, and growing to a height of up to 90 cm. It is entirely without true [[Leaf|leaves]], [[Leaflet (botany)|leaflets]] or [[tendril]]s. The leaf stalk, however, is flattened out until it closely resembles a blade of [[grass]] up to 15 cm long and ending in a fine point, and the [[stipule]]s at its base greatly help the deception.<ref name = "Streeter"/><ref name="Stokoe"/> |
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The crimson flowers come out in June and July, and are rather small, solitary |
The crimson flowers come out in June and July, and are rather small (8–18 mm long), solitary or in pairs, on a very long peduncle.<ref name = "Streeter"/> They have the ability to [[self-pollinate]].<ref name="Stokoe"/> |
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The flowers are succeeded by long, slender, straight pods, which are at first very flat, but become cylindrical when the contained peas are fully developed.<ref name="Stokoe"/> |
The flowers are succeeded by long, slender, straight pods, which are at first very flat, but become cylindrical when the contained peas are fully developed.<ref name="Stokoe"/> |
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==Distribution== |
==Distribution== |
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Itisnative to most of [[Europe]], [[Maghreb]], [[Levant]] and the [[Caucasus]].<ref name="POWO">{{Cite POWO |last1=POWO |author-link1=Plants of the World Online |id=501889-1 |title=''Lathyrus nissolia'' L. |access-date=2 July 2024 }}</ref> In the United Kingdom, where it is currently spreading, it is widespreadin southern and central [[England]] and [[Wales]], but scarcer in northern England, and localised in [[Scotland]] where it is restricted to the [[Central Belt]].<ref name = BSBI_Atlas2020/> In 2012 it had not been recorded from [[Ireland]],<ref>Parnell, J. and Curtis, T. 2012. ''Webb's An Irish Flora''. Cork University Press {{ISBN|978-185918-4783}}</ref> but had become established there as a [[neophyte (botany)|neophyte]] by 2020.<ref name = BSBI_Atlas2020/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Lathyrus |
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L. nissolia
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Lathyrus nissolia, the grass vetchling, is a species of flowering plant in the pea and bean family Fabaceae.[1][2] Its common name refers to the grass-like foliage; an older alternative name is grass pea.[3]
Grass vetchling is an annual plant, with an erect stem branching from the base, and growing to a height of up to 90 cm. It is entirely without true leaves, leafletsortendrils. The leaf stalk, however, is flattened out until it closely resembles a blade of grass up to 15 cm long and ending in a fine point, and the stipules at its base greatly help the deception.[2][3]
The crimson flowers come out in June and July, and are rather small (8–18 mm long), solitary or in pairs, on a very long peduncle.[2] They have the ability to self-pollinate.[3]
The flowers are succeeded by long, slender, straight pods, which are at first very flat, but become cylindrical when the contained peas are fully developed.[3]
Grassland, banks and field margins on neutral to acid soil.[4]
It is native to most of Europe, Maghreb, Levant and the Caucasus.[5] In the United Kingdom, where it is currently spreading, it is widespread in southern and central England and Wales, but scarcer in northern England, and localised in Scotland where it is restricted to the Central Belt.[1] In 2012 it had not been recorded from Ireland,[6] but had become established there as a neophyte by 2020.[1]
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