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Vetches - introduced (*Vicia species)

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Vetches are scrambling plants. The leaves are divided into leaflets, and the leaf extends to a narrow tendril.

Family: Fabaceae (Pea family).

Native of the northern hemisphere.

Common Vetch - introduced (*Vicia sativa).

Leaves blunt at apex. Common Vetch (*Vicia sativa)

Tiny Vetch - introduced (*Vicia hirsuta)

Identification:

Slender Vetch - introduced (*Vicia tetrasperma)

Identification:


1: Tiny Vetch (*Vicia hirsuta).
2. Slender Vetch (*Vicia tetrasperma).

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