Wiesen-Platterbse (MVP)

Wiesen-Platterbse

Lathyrus pratensis

Summary ⁹

Lathyrus pratensis or meadow vetchling, also known as the Meadow Pea and Meadow pea-vine, is a perennial legume that grows to 1.2 m in height.

Description ¹⁰

Meadow vetchling is a perennial plant with a limp, unwinged stem that grows to 25 to 60 cm (10 to 24 in) and is erect and hairy. The leaves are alternate with short stalks and large stipules. The leaf blades are pinnate with a single pair of broad lanceolate leaflets with blunt tips, entire margins and a terminal unbranched tendril. The inflorescence has a long stem and a cluster of five to twelve yellow flowers, each 10 to 16 mm (0.4 to 0.6 in) long. These have five sepals and five petals and are irregular. The uppermost petal is known as the "standard", the lateral two as the "wings" and the lowest two are joined to form the "keel". There are ten stamens and a single carpel. The fruit is a long black pod. This plant flowers from June to August.

Distribution and habitat ¹⁰

Meadow vetchling is native to Europe and Asia, but has been introduced to other parts of the world. In the United States, this plant is found primarily in the northwestern states of Oregon and Alaska. Its typical habitat is rough grassy places, broad-leaved woodland, forest margins, hedgerows and banks where it uses its tendrils to clamber over other vegetation.

Associations ¹¹

Foodplant / sap sucker
Acyrthosiphon pisum sucks sap of live Lathyrus pratensis

Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Apion afer feeds within bud (vegetative of Lathyrus pratensis
Other: sole host/prey

Foodplant / feeds on
larva of Apion ebeninum feeds on Lathyrus pratensis

Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Apion ervi feeds within flower bud of Lathyrus pratensis

Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Apion pomonae feeds within pod (on unripe seeds) of Lathyrus pratensis
Other: major host/prey

Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Apion subulatum feeds within pod (on unripe seeds) of Lathyrus pratensis
Other: sole host/prey

Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Apion viciae feeds within flower (on anthers, pistils) of Lathyrus pratensis

Foodplant / open feeder
larva of Aprosthema melanura grazes on leaf of Lathyrus pratensis
Other: major host/prey

Plant / resting place / on
adult of Bruchus loti may be found on Lathyrus pratensis
Remarks: season: (1-)summer(-12)

In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / parasite
conidial anamorph of Erysiphe trifolii parasitises live Lathyrus pratensis

Foodplant / parasite
sporangium of Peronospora viciae parasitises live stem of Lathyrus pratensis

Foodplant / spot causer
colony of dematiaceous Phacellium anamorph of Phacellium carneum causes spots on fading leaf of Lathyrus pratensis

Foodplant / spot causer
colony of Ramularia deusta causes spots on live leaf of Lathyrus pratensis

Foodplant / feeds on
larva of Sitona ambiguus feeds on Lathyrus pratensis

Foodplant / feeds on
larva of Sitona suturalis feeds on Lathyrus pratensis
Other: major host/prey

Foodplant / pathogen
conidial anamorph of Thecaphora lathyri infects and damages anther of Lathyrus pratensis

Foodplant / parasite
mostly hypophyllous uredium of Uromyces pisi-sativi parasitises live leaf of Lathyrus pratensis

Foodplant / parasite
mostly hypophyllous aecium of Uromyces viciae-fabae var. viciae-fabae parasitises live leaf of Lathyrus pratensis

Sources and Credits

(c) Wildlife in a Dorset garden. Thanks for 150,000 views, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/drinkermoth/14289668818/
(c) Wildlife in a Dorset garden. Thanks for 150,000 views, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/drinkermoth/9228195182/
(c) Kari Pihlaviita, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/42267636@N08/7486755182/
(c) Derek Lilly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/60892750@N00/14768519799/
(c) Derek Lilly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/60892750@N00/14954875372/
(c) Derek Lilly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/60892750@N00/14954894962/
(c) anro, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/74738817@N07/15538136041/
(c) Juha Haataja, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/jiihaa/5836908420/
Adapted by Bea Steinemann from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lathyrus_pratensis
(c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lathyrus_pratensis
(c) BioImages, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/22910234

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