Vicia sativa |
Vicia caroliniana |
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common vetch, spring vetch, tare |
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Habit | Plants annual, 3–10 dm. | |
Leaves | leaflets 8–14; ovate-oblong to linear, 15–30 × 5–15 mm; surfaces abaxially sparsely pubescent, adaxially glabrous; rachises 3–8 cm; stipules foliose, with abaxial nectariferous patch. |
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Inflorescences | 1–4-flowered; < subtending leaves. |
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Flowers | 10–30 mm; calyx bases symmetrical; lobes subequal; ? tubes; corollas violet-purple, lavender, or whitish, glabrous; banners abruptly contracted into narrow claws; styles abaxially compressed. |
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Fruits | 25–60 × 3–11 mm; reddish brown to black, glabrous or pubescent, sessile. |
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Vicia sativa |
Vicia caroliniana |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Worldwide. 7 varieties; 2 varieties treated in Flora. |
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Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 743 Steven Broich |
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