Bild folgtKI-generierte IllustrationLathyrus nissolia
Lathyrus nissolia
FamilyGenus: Lathyrusheimisch in Deutschland
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About this species
A native herbaceous plant of fresh, moderately moist meadows, producing delicate reddish flowers from May to July. Its slender, erect stems bear parallel-veined, lance-shaped leaves without tendrils, and it forms compressed brownish-yellow pods containing several seeds.
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Pollination
Ecological significance
A typical component of semi-natural, unimproved fresh meadows, contributing to the botanical diversity of these grassland habitats.
Annual cycle
The flowering period extends from May to July.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Bloom time
Mai – Jul
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
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
Choose a sunny position with fresh, moderately moist soil. Normal garden soil is suitable. The plant favours low-disturbance conditions and needs little intervention once established.
Scientific profile
Lathyrus nissolia is a slender, erect, nearly hairless annual. It typically reaches about 37 cm in height. The leaves lack tendrils and are linear to lance-shaped, parallel-veined, measuring 4–15 cm long and 2–8 mm wide, with tiny filiform stipules only 0.5–2 mm long. One or two reddish flowers, 8–18 mm in size, are borne on a peduncle shorter than the subtending leaf. After flowering, the plant produces a compressed brownish-yellow legume 3–6 cm long and 2–5 mm wide, which contains 12–20 seeds. It is a herbaceous, broad-leaved plant of full sun, preferring fresh, moderately moist, neutral to weakly acidic soils of normal fertility. It occurs in unimproved, moderately nutrient-poor meadow habitats and tolerates low-disturbance conditions. Lathyrus nissolia is native in Great Britain.
Bestäuber & Besucher
11 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Sources & data origin
•TRY v6.0 / BiolFlor flowering phenology (Request 47350) — CC BY 4.0TRY request 47350 (Public, Data Released, TRY v6.0; 2026-02-15). Cite TRY: Kattge et al. (2020), doi:10.1111/gcb.14904; original source: Trefflich, A., Klotz, S. & Kühn, I. (2002). Blühphänologie. BIOLFLOR, Schriftenreihe für Vegetationskunde 38:127–131.
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
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•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)
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