Vetch

Vetch

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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