Kingdom Plantae Family Fabaceae Scientific name Vicia lathyroides Rank Species | Order Fabales Genus Vicia Higher classification Vetches | |
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Similar Vetches, Vicia tenuifolia, Vicia lutea, Vicia dumetorum, Kashubian vetch | ||
Vicia lathyroides (spring vetch) is a plant species in the bean family Fabaceae. It is native to Europe and western Asia, and it is known on other continents as an introduced species. It is an annual herb with pealike blue- or purple-tinged flowers about half a centimeter wide and hairless legume pods up to 3 centimeters long.
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Description
Annual with stems up to 12 cm long. The leaves have 2 or 4 pairs of leaflets which end in a tendril or point. The flowers are single up to 6 mm long and without a stalk. The petals are purple and produce a pod up to 20 mm long.
Ecology
In Ireland to be found in sandy ground near the coast.
References
Vicia lathyroides Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA