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Vicia villosa Roth

fodder vetch (Fabaceae / Leguminosae)

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Vicia villosa is a casual species of arable and waste land; the flowers are purple, and the standard has a long claw and a relatively short limb.

Boddington (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2020-06-30

 fodder vetch / Vicia villosa: _Vicia villosa_ is a casual species of arable and waste land; the flowers are purple, and the standard has a long claw and a relatively short limb.

Vicia villosa is usually conspicuously hairy; the leaves have 4–12 pairs of leaflets and a branching tendril.

Boddington (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2020-06-30

 fodder vetch / Vicia villosa: _Vicia villosa_ is usually conspicuously hairy; the leaves have 4–12 pairs of leaflets and a branching tendril.

The pods of Vicia villosa contain 2–8 pea-like seeds.

Boddington (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2020-06-30

 fodder vetch / Vicia villosa: The pods of _Vicia villosa_ contain 2–8 pea-like seeds.

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