Vicia tetrasperma

Vicia tetrasperma
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
Synonyms

Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Moench

Vicia tetrasperma (smooth tare, smooth vetch, lentil vetch, sparrow vetch) is a species from the large genus Vicia. It can be invasive. [1]

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.[2] This pod is dehiscent.

Distribution

This vetch is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and it can be found on other continents as an introduced species.

Habitat

Grassy places, local.[2]

References

  1. ↑ https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/vicia/tetrasperma/
  2. 1 2 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
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  • "Vicia tetrasperma". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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