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Common vetch

Vicia sativa

Photo by suzmonk
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Field Notes

Description:

Vicia is a genus of about 140 species of flowering plants commonly known as vetches. Pea-faced members of the legume family. Early sping bloomer.

Notes:

Also known as spring vetch, garden vetch

Reference Links:

Vicia, Vicia sativa (Common Vetch): Minnesota Wildflowers

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