Vicia tetrasperma
| Vicia tetrasperma | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Vicia |
| Species: | V. tetrasperma |
| Binomial name | |
| Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Moench | |
Vicia tetrasperma (smooth tare, smooth vetch, lentil vetch, sparrow vetch) is a species from the large genus Vicia.
Description
Vicia tetrasperma is an annual plant growing up to 60 cm long. The leaflets are 10 to 20mm and with in 4 to 6 pairs ending with a simple tendril. The flowers are in 1 to 2 flowered racemes, each flower about 4 mm long and pale blue. Four seeds are produced in a pod of 12 to 15 mm long.<ref name=Clapham 68>Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. and Warburg, E.F. 1968. Excursion Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0 521 04656 4</ref>
Distribution
This vetch is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and it can be found on other continents as an introduced species.
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Habitat
Grassy places, local.<ref name=Clapham 68/>
References
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- GRIN Species Profile
- Washington Burke Museum
- Missouri Plants Photo Profile
- AgroAtlas Economic Plants
- Photo gallery