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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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