vetch, large flower
| COMMON NAME: | Vetch, large flower | |
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| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | Vicia grandiflora | |
| FAMILY: | Fabaceae | |
| LIFECYCLE: | Annual | |
| FEATURES: | Winter annual broadleaf plant, with major growth and flowering occurring in spring. Vine-like annual trailing herb forming a dense mat. Stems green and vine-like, curving. Leaves pinnately compound with a curling tendril at end of leaf. Leaf 8 to 10 cm long with narrow leaflets. Leaflets 8 to 16. Large white flowers approximately 3 to 4 cm in width. Flowers solitairy, bilaterally symmetrical, with prominent white banner, wings, and keel. |
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| DESCRIPTION: | Common annual herb along roadsides, in pastures, and infrequently mowed areas. Often seeded because of it large showy flower and nitrogen fixing properties. Easily distinguished from other vetch species because of its large white flower with prominent banner. |
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