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Common Vetch
Common Vetch
Vicia sativa
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Annual
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
Eurasia and North Africa
Movement
Climbing
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

Common Vetch is a scrambling annual legume that fixes atmospheric nitrogen through root nodules, enriching soil wherever it grows. Its paired purple-pink flowers bloom along trailing stems that can climb a metre or more using delicate tendrils.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Vicia
Species
Vicia sativa