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Vicia sativa
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Edge of the Racecourse on SE side
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Edge of the Racecourse on SE side
Photo: Mark Hyde
Edge of the Racecourse on SE side
Photo: Mark Hyde
Edge of the Racecourse on SE side
Photo: Mark Hyde
Edge of the Racecourse on SE side
Photo: Mark Hyde
Edge of the Racecourse on SE side
Photo: Mark Hyde
Edge of the Racecourse on SE side
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subsp. sativa sensu Drummond (1972) Vicia angustifolia L. Vicia sativa L. subsp. nigra (L.) Ehrh. |
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Climbing or sprawling annual herb to 80 cm. Leaves paripinnate with 3-8 pairs of leaflets, the rhachis usually terminating in a branched tendril; leaflets 10-20 mm long, linear to oblong or obovate; apex obtuse, sometimes mucronate; stipules often with a black spot. Inflorescence subsessile with 1-2 flowers per inflorescence. Corolla 10-30 mm long, light reddish-purple, bluish or mauve. Pod 25-50 mm long, 4-12-seeded. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | sativa: cultivated, not wild |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in Europe, North Africa, Asia and the Middle East; introduced elsewhere. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 228. also as Vicia sativa nigra Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 52. As Vicia sativa var. angustifolia Martins, E.S. et al. (2003). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Page 23. |
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Vicia sativa
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