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Common vetch - Vicia sativa Sint Pietersberg, Maastricht (May, 2015).  Common vetch,Geotagged,Netherlands,Spring,Vicia sativa Click/tap to enlarge

Common vetch - Vicia sativa

Sint Pietersberg, Maastricht (May, 2015).

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"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
Species identified by Patomarazul
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Uploaded Dec 12, 2021. Captured May 15, 2015 14:29 in RMCP+C8 Maastricht, Netherlands.
  • SP-820UZ
  • f/4.5
  • 10/1600s
  • ISO80
  • 5.7mm