Common vetch - The Wildlife Trusts
Common vetch is a scrambling plant with long, twining stems that have curly tendrils on the ends. Its leaves are like folded ovals that sit opposite one another along the stems. Its flowers are pinky-purple and pea-like.
American vetch is a native rhizomatous, single-stemmed, climbing perennial forb that measurers up to 16 inches tall. The 8 to 16 leaflets are broadly elliptical to linear measuring 0.4 to 1.5 inches in length. The lower stipules are deeply lacerated, often appearing star-like (Isley 1998).
Vicia sativa - Wikipedia
Vicia sativa, known as the common vetch, garden vetch, tare or simply vetch, is a nitrogen-fixing leguminous plant in the family Fabaceae. It is now naturalised throughout the world occurring on every continent, except Antarctica and the Arctic. [3]
Vicia americana (American Vetch) - Minnesota Wildflowers
Flower: 2 to 9 flowers in loose clusters (racemes) arising from leaf axils in the upper part of the stem. Individual flowers are a typical shape for a member of the pea family, slightly elongated, ½ to ¾ inch long. Flower color ranges from pink to purple to blue.
Vicia Sativa, Common Vetch - American Southwest
Purple wildflowers of western USA: Vicia sativa, common vetch: Compound leaves and purple/pink, pea-like flowers; found in scattered areas of most of the western states.
Vicia sativa - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Vetch is a weedy, annual winter wildflower in the bean family. It is commonly used as a cover crop because it can fix nitrogen in the soil. This semi-erect climbing plant, uses adjacent vegetation for support.
Vicia Americana, American Vetch - American Southwest
American vetch, wild vetch. Family: Pea (Fabaceae) Scientific name: Vicia americana. Main flower color: Purple. Range: All the western states. Height: Between 2 and 4 feet; climbing, or trailing. Habitat: Meadows, hillsides, woodland, roadsides; moist, open or partly shaded sites at moderate elevations. Leaves:
American vetch (Vicia americana) - Western Forbs
American vetch was used as a nectar plant by male and female Fender’s blue butterflies (P. icarioides fenderi) in Oregon’s Willamette Valley prairie remnants based on observations made from May 9 to June 15, 2020 (Thomas and Schultz 2016).
Vicia sativa | Common Vetch | Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest
Grows in disturbed soils, fields, at low to mid elevations. Formerly used in hay fields and as a cover crop. Rarity: Locally Common. Flowering Time: Late Spring, Early Summer. Life Cycle: Annual. Height: Vine 1--2 feet. Habitat: Meadow, Disturbed. …
Astragalus canadensis (Canada Milkvetch) - Minnesota Wildflowers
Astragalus canadensis (Canada Milkvetch): Minnesota Wildflowers. Pick an image for a larger view. See the glossary for icon descriptions. Detailed Information. Flower: Flowers are in densely packed spike-like clusters up to 6 inches long at the end of a long stalk arising from a leaf axil.