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Spring vetch

Vicia lathyroides

182Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
25Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb0
Mar4
Apr74
May46
Jun36
Jul8
Aug1
Sep0
Oct2
Nov0
Dec1

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Sefton England53
2Suffolk England26
3Cumbria England11
4Portsmouth England8
5Cambridgeshire England7
6Norfolk England7
7East Lothian Scotland6
8North Lincolnshire England6
9Devon England4
10Worcestershire England4
11Surrey England3
12Kent England2
13Highland Scotland2
14City of Edinburgh Scotland2
15Powys Wales2
156 England14 Scotland3 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 25 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
182
Peak month
April
Counties with records
25
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Vicia lathyroides
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,120
Most recorded in
Sefton
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Vicia
Name with authority
Vicia lathyroides L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q158525 · GBIF 2975076