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Vicia sativa subsp. nigra (L.) Ehrh.

narrow-leaved vetch (Fabaceae / Leguminosae)

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Synonym | Vicia angustifolia L.

Vicia sativa subsp. nigra (seen here growing with Ervilia hirsuta) has narrower leaflets on its upper leaves than its lower leaves, and usually has all its petals roughly the same colour.

Browndown (VC11: South Hampshire); 2017-09-05

 narrow-leaved vetch / Vicia sativa subsp. nigra: _Vicia sativa_ subsp. _nigra_ (seen here growing with _Ervilia hirsuta_) has narrower leaflets on its upper leaves than its lower leaves, and usually has all its petals roughly the same colour.

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L-R: Bidens tripartita, Melilotus officinalis, Mimulus guttatus, Thalictrum flavum, Ranunculus peltatus, Anchusa arvensis, Malva alcea, Lolium perenne