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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 Ernst
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Uploaded Sep 28, 2025. Captured Sep 26, 2025 16:34 in CH6W+6V Encounter Bay SA, Australia.
  • iPhone 11
  • f/1.8
  • 1/107s
  • ISO32
  • 4.25mm