Species: Common Vetch (Vicia sativa segetalis)
Family: Legumes (FABACEAE or LEGUMINOSAE)
Category: Flowering Plants
Location: NW
A. Flowering Plants
More extensive information on flowering plants can be found in a separate blog post.
B. Legumes (FABACEAE or LEGUMINOSAE)
Legume seedpod crops are commercially very important for human consumption, livestock forage, silage, and nitrogen-rich 'green manure'.
C. Common Vetch (Vicia sativa segetalis)
The reddish-purple flowers are very common in the cemetery from April. Vetch roots are edible.
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Common Vetch
The reddish-purple flowers of Common Vetch are very common in the cemetery from April.
Common Vetch
Vetch roots are edible.
