Bird Vetch

Synonyms:   Tufted Vetch, Cow Vetch

Scientific Name:   Vicia cracca



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Bird Vetch


Genus species: Vicia cracca
Common Names: Bird Vetch, Tufted Vetch, Cow Vetch
Family Name: Fabaceae  
Herbaceous or woody plants; leaves alternate or basal, simple or compound, stipulate, the petiole and petiolule base typically swollen; flowers bisexual, mostly irregular, in various clusters; fruit a legume.
Seed Type Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Nonnative
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:Violet/Blue
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