Common name: Vetch
Latin name: Vicia sp.
Family: Fabaceae
Life Cycle: Annual
Type: Broadleaf
Description: Annual herb with a decumbent, trailing, or climbing growth habit. Leaves are pinnately compound with the main axis (rachis) terminating in a tendril for climbing. Flowers vary by species but are often white, blue, lavender, pink-purple, purple, or bi-colored.
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