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Grass Vetchling L. nissolia, resembles a grass superficially when not in fl but lf-base does not enclose stem. Erect, hairless ann, 20-30 cm, with lvs composed of phyllodes (broad, grasslike midribs only) with no lflts; stipules tiny at base, tendrils abs[ent]. Fls bright crimson-red, 15 cm, erect, 1-2 together on long stalks; pod 30-50 x 2-3 mm, straight, hairless, pale brown when ripe. S Eng: Devon to Lincs o-vla [occasional - very locally abundant] especially near sea in SE; r [rare] scattered elsewhere; Ire abs; gsld, scrub on ± basic, heavy soils. Fl 5-7 [May-July]
Today at Flanders Moss near Thornhill, west of Stirling:1. Erica tetralix - Cross leaved heath2. Drosera rotundifolia - round leaved sundew3 & 4 Vaccinium oxycoccus - Cranberry5. Habitat