West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Has a short spike of flowers, differentiating it from other trefoils that have them in a bunch or singly - plus the dark stripe on the petals.

Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) (03/07/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Has a short spike of flowers, differentiating it from other trefoils that have them in a bunch or singly - plus the dark stripe on the petals.

Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) (07/08/2023) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield.

Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) (17/07/2021) Field leading to Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Hairy calyx and part of the stem.

Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) (17/07/2021) Field leading to Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex.

Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) (03/07/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Makro shot showing the black veins.

Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) (16/06/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex.

Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) (16/06/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Complete with pollinator!

Footpath between Tottington Wood and Sands Farm, Sands Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. This is the stigma and I think the long things are the staments - you can just about see a pinkish anther on one of them.

Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) (20/06/2022) Footpath between Tottington Wood and Sands Farm, Sands Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. This is the stigma and I think the long things are the staments - you can just about see a pinkish anther on one of them.

Footpath between Tottington Wood and Sands Farm, Sands Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Stigma has kind of hooks on it for attaching pollen I guess.

Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) (20/06/2022) Footpath between Tottington Wood and Sands Farm, Sands Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Stigma has kind of hooks on it for attaching pollen I guess.

Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) (03/07/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Can be just a few scattered amongst the grasses.

Field leading to Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Or masses of it making it much easier to pick out.

Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) (17/07/2021) Field leading to Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Or masses of it making it much easier to pick out.

Field leading to Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. And it can grow pretty tall - about a metre here.

Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) (17/07/2021) Field leading to Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. And it can grow pretty tall - about a metre here.

Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) (17/07/2021) Field leading to Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex.

Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) (16/06/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. A young plant.

Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) (09/06/2022) Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (owl box field). Showing the leaves.

West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. The leaflet pairs and tendril emerging. The leaves are fairly hairly.

Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) (03/07/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. The leaflet pairs and tendril emerging. The leaves are fairly hairly.

Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) (09/06/2022) Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (owl box field).

West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (turning towards the main Henfield Road). It produces masses of tendrils which is why it seems to wrap and tangle around everything nearby.

Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) (01/09/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (turning towards the main Henfield Road). It produces masses of tendrils which is why it seems to wrap and tangle around everything nearby.

Field leading to Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. It is great at tangling itself around everything in its path!

Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) (17/07/2021) Field leading to Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. It is great at tangling itself around everything in its path!

Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) (17/07/2021) Field leading to Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Lots of seed pods on this one.

Field leading to Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. These seed pods will turn to black as they age.

Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) (17/07/2021) Field leading to Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. These seed pods will turn to black as they age.

Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) (07/08/2023) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield. Seed pod has lots of ridges.

Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield. YOu can just about make out the growing seeds along the top edge of this seed pod.

Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) (07/08/2023) Tottington Wood, Small Dole, Henfield. YOu can just about make out the growing seeds along the top edge of this seed pod.