Vicia tetrasperma
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Vicia tetrasperma (syn. Ervum tetraspermum)[1] the smooth tare, smooth vetch, lentil vetch or sparrow vetch, is a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae.
Description
Vicia tetrasperma is an annual plant growing up to Script error: No such module "convert". tall. The leaflets are Script error: No such module "convert". and are in four to six pairs, the leaf ending with a simple tendril. The pale blue flowers are in racemes of one or two flowers, each about Script error: No such module "convert". long. Four seeds are produced in a pod Script error: No such module "convert". long.[2] The pod is dehiscent.
Distribution
This vetch is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and it can be found on other continents as an introduced species. It can be invasive.[3]
Habitat
Grassy places, local.[2]
References
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- ↑ Clive Stace, New Flora of the British Isles, 4th edition 2019, p 171
- ↑ a b Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. and Warburg, E.F. 1968. Excursion Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press. Template:ISBN
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