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Lathyrus pratensis L.

Meadow vetchling

source: Andreas Eichler (2014), Wikimedia Commons (license CCASA 4.0 International)
source: Andreas Eichler (2014), Wikimedia Commons (license CCASA 4.0 International)

Nomenclature

GrinTax Lathyrus pratensis L.
The Plant list Lathyrus pratensis L.
English name Meadow vetchling



Crop relationship
grass pea same genus



FLORON data (2014)
Indigeneity native
Trend since1950 stable or increasing
Presence common
Status least concern
Legal protection unlisted

© NDFF, 2015
© NDFF, 2015

Legend distribution maps

upper map:

  • red: locations of presence from year 2000 onwards
  • blue: previous localities where the species has not been observed anymore after 1999.
  • source: Verspreidingsatlas.nl

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lower map:

Distribution area
Europe largest part of Europe
Asia W- and Central-Asia
Africa parts of N-Africa
North-America naturalized
South-America -
Australia -
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015

Expected distribution due to climate change

Expected distribution area in 2070 in the European region and in the Netherlands compared with current suitable areas under an optimistic and a pessimistic climate change scenario (see: About CWRnl / Methodology). Click on a map to enlarge.

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Optimistic scenario

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Distribution data GBIF, December 2016. doi:10.15468/dl.kkqq3b
Distribution data GBIF, December 2016. doi:10.15468/dl.kkqq3b

Pessimistic scenario

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Additional information