Vicia sativa |
Vicia tetrasperma |
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common vetch, spring vetch, tare |
lentil tare, slender vetch, sparrow vetch |
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Habit | Plants annual, 3–10 dm. | Plants annual, 1–5 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. |
leaflets 4–12, elliptic to linear, 6–20 × 1–3 mm; surfaces glabrous; rachises 1–4 cm; stipules inconspicuous. |
Inflorescences | 1–4-flowered; < subtending leaves. |
1–3-flowered, 1–3 cm; > subtending leaves. |
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. |
3–6 mm; calyx bases symmetrical; lobes unequal; longer ones ? tubes; corollas light purple to pale lavender, glabrous; banners ovate to oblong, constricted between blades and claws; blades wider than claws; styles terete. |
Fruits | 25–60 × 3–11 mm; reddish brown to black, glabrous or pubescent, sessile. |
distally rounded, 10–15 × 3–4 mm, yellow to light brown, glabrous; stipes to 1 mm. |
Vicia sativa |
Vicia tetrasperma |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Worldwide. 7 varieties; 2 varieties treated in Flora. |
Fields, roadsides, woodlands, disturbed areas. Flowering May–Jun. 0–800 m. Casc, Col, Est, Sisk, WV. CA, ID, WA; scattered in North America; Africa, Asia, Europe. Exotic. |
Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 743 Steven Broich |
Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 744 Steven Broich |
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