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==Description== Meadow vetchling is a perennial plant with a limp, unwinged stem that grows to {{convert|25|to|60|cm|0|abbr=on}} and is erect and hairy. The leaves are alternate with short stalks and large [[stipule]]s. 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 {{convert|10|to|16|mm|1|abbr=on}} 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.<ref name=NatureGate>{{cite web |url=http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/meadow-vetchling |title=Meadow vetchling: ''Lathyrus pratentensis'' |publisher=NatureGate |access-date=2013-12-31}}</ref> <gallery> (MHNT) Lathyrus pratensis - Inflorescence.jpg| Inflorescence Lathyrus pratensis flowers - Keila.jpg|A close-up of the flowers 20130525Lathyrus latifolius5.jpg|Vigorous green growth Lathyrus pratensis IP0706078.JPG|Young fruit Lapr 002 shp (Lathyrus prantensis seeds).jpg|Seeds </gallery>
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