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Hairy Vetch

Vicia villosa

Hairy Vetch

About

Vicia villosa, known as the hairy vetch, fodder vetch or winter vetch, is a plant native to some of Europe and western Asia. It is a legume, grown as a forage crop, fodder crop, cover crop, and green manure. Although non-native, it occurs in all US states and is considered invasive by some states, such as Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington state — as well as in Japan and some parts of Europe...

Family
Fabaceae

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Hairy Vetch
Slug
hairy-vetch
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Vicia
Species
villosa
Category
Misc
Wikidata QID
Q159752
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
48

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