Narrow-Leaved Vetch

Synonyms:   Garden Vetch, Common Vetch

Scientific Name:   Vicia sativa


Native to North Africa, western Asia, and Europe. Also known as "Common Vetch."

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Narrow-Leaved Vetch


Genus species: Vicia sativa
Common Names: Narrow-Leaved Vetch, Garden Vetch, Common 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
Native
Category:Vine
Flower Color:Pink/Red
Identified by:J.D. Mancini
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