Other common names:
Meadow Vetchling Family: Legume Family (Fabaceae) Group: Vetches Similar species: • Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) - Very similar, but the flowers all radiate from a single point, and the leaves are quite different. Flowers: Summer; Yellow; Irregular flowers Habitat: Fields and Open Areas, Meadows, Fields Grows in Sun/Shade:
Sun Native/Non-native:
Non-native Origin and Meaning of Names:
Scientific Name: pratensis: of meadows For more information visit: Ontario Wildflowers Photographs:
24 photographs available, of which 6 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Yellow Vetchling is easily confused with Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)! But the flowers in Yellow Vetchling attach at various points along the stem. Whereas those of Birdsfoot Trefoil all radiate from a single point. Also the leaves are quite different.
Yellow Vetchling in its native habitat, a grown up meadow.
