Vicia angustifolia L. var. uncinata (Desv.) Rouy

Vetch Narrow leaved

Names and Myths

Vicia  The classical Latin name stemming from vencire  to tie or bind referring to the plants tendrils.

Natural history / Folklore

A Eurasian species often grown as green manure.32

Description

Purple flowers almost stalkless and growing in the axils singly or 2 in a cluster. Leaves with tendrils at the end.
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