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Common Name(s): Hairy Vetch, Winter Vetch, Vetch,Hairy
Species: Vicia villosa
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Family: Fabaceae
Longevity: Annual
Season: Cool
Origin: Introduced
Height: 2 feet
Flowers: Late April - May
Description: A trailing or climbing legume found on a variety of sites. Stems are usually hairy. Flowers and leaflets are greater in number than those of Narrow-leaved vetch, Vicia sativa. Fruit is short and fat. Eaten by livestock and browsed by white-tailed deer, turkey and other wildlife.
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