Lathyrus pratensis
Lathyrus pratensis
FamilyGenus: Lathyrusnative in Germany
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Interactions
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Host relationships
Species
About this species
A native climbing wildflower of meadows and grassy places, bearing yellow flowers from June to September.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
As a native component of meadow and grassland habitats, this plant contributes to the structure and diversity of these swards.
Annual cycle
Yellow flowers are produced from June to September.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Jun – Sep
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Kletterpflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.365 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Grow in full sun in any moderately moist, normal garden soil. Provide a support for the climbing stems. Flowers naturally from June to September.
Scientific profile
Lathyrus pratensis is a native climbing wildflower found in meadows, intensive grassland, field margins and woodland edges. Its herbaceous, non-woody stems bear broad leaves and typically reach about 36 cm in height. Yellow flowers appear from June to September. The plant thrives in full sun on moderately moist, average soil and tolerates low levels of disturbance.
Pollinators & visitors
58 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Leptidea sinapisThymelicus sylvestrisPhragmatobia fuliginosaBombus ruderariusCallophrys rubiAphantopus hyperantusManiola jurtinaEucera longicornisBombus humilisBombus lucorumBombus pratorumBombus hortorumBombus lapidariusBombus pascuorumBombus muscorumMegachile lignisecaCoenonympha pamphilusBombus sylvarumBombus terrestrisAndrena flavipesAndrena wilkellaThymelicus lineolaBombus campestrisMegachile willughbiellaBombus vestalisBombus hypnorumBombus jonellusApis melliferaGlaucopsyche alexisMegachile versicolorBombus sylvestrisBombus ruderatusEctropis crepusculariaPolyommatus icarusBombus sylavrumBombus veteranusBombus soroeensisBombus ssBombus teluBombus wurfleniiBombus.pascuorumBombus.sylvarumMegachile centuncularisTrachusa byssinaPlebejus argusLasioglossum lativentreLasioglossum albipesXanthandrus comtusPsithyrus bohemicusBombus schrencki
Host relationships
8 species use this plant as a host
Zygaena viciaeZygaena loniceraeLeptidea juvernicaChiasmia clathrataLycia zonariaEuclidia glyphicaScotopteryx chenopodiataAutographa gamma
Other flower visitors
22 other species visit the flowers
Amara communisHarpalus rufipesAmara plebejaHarpalus latusHarpalus distinguendusHemicrepidius hirtusAgriotes obscurusAmara lunicollisHemicrepidius nigerDiachromus germanusAnthicus antherinusAmara convexiorBrassicogethes aeneusHarpalus griseusAmara ovataTrechus quadristriatusCantharis fuscaMusca sp.1Chrysopilus cristatusPhaonia incanaThricopsMusca
Sources & data origin
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•pollinator_interactions
•Baden-Böhm F, App M, Thiele J (2022) — The FloRes Database: A floral resources trait database for pollinator habitat-assessment generated by a multistep workflow. Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Dryad, DOI: 10.5061/dryad.djh9w0w29 (CC0)
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
•Foto: © GRIGORIY PISOCKIY / Adobe Stock / AdobeStock_280576764
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