
"Vicia sativa", known as the common vetch, garden vetch, tare or simply "the vetch", is a nitrogen fixing leguminous plant in the family Fabaceae. Although considered a weed when found growing in a cultivated grainfield, this hardy plant is often grown as green manure or livestock fodder.
Similar species: Fabales
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Uploaded May 15, 2021. Captured May 9, 2021 13:20 in Main St S Southbury Plaza Shopping Ctr, Southbury, CT 06488, USA.