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Vicia tetrasperma

smooth tare, lentil vetch, slender vetch
Habit Slender-stemmed, glabrous annual, the stem 3-7 dm. tall.
Leaves

Leaves pinnate;

leaflets 8-10, linear to narrowly oblong, 10-25 mm. long, with a needle-like tip;

stipules 2-4 mm. long, linear, usually with a basal tooth;

tendrils well-developed.
Flowers

Inflorescence of 2- to 3-flowered racemes on filiform, axillary peduncles about equal to the leaves;

flowers pea-like, bluish, the banner only slightly reflexed;

calyx lobes 5, linear-lanceolate, about as long as the tube;

style densely bearded at the tip.
Fruits

Pod 1-1.5 cm. long, 4-5 seeded, glabrous.

Vicia tetrasperma
Flowering time May-August
Habitat Roadsides, fields, forest edge, wastelots, and other disturbed areas.
Distribution
Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to California, also in northern Idaho and western Montana.
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Origin Introduced from Europe
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
V. americana, V. cracca, V. hirsuta, V. lathyroides, V. lutea, V. nigricans, V. pannonica, V. sativa, V. villosa
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