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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Fabaceae
Vicia sativa L. subsp. nigra (L.) Ehrh.
common vetch, narrow-leaved vetch, spring vetch
Vicia: the classical Latin name for this genus
sativa: sown
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| Status: | Introduced - escaped |
| Plant: | Erect to drooping, often climbing, annual, up to 40” long forb |
| Flower: | purple, 5-parted, 1" long, style tip hairy on the outer side only; inflorescence of 1 or usually a pair of nearly stalkless flowers from the upper leaf axils; blooms July-Sept. |
| Fruit: | flattened, light brown pod with 4-12 seeds |
| Leaf: | pinnately-divided into 4-8 pairs of oblong leaflets, leaf tips with tendrils |
| Habitat: | moderate moisture; disturbed sites |
| (Glossary) |
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