Inflorescence; Braga, Portugal; 4/2011 © Jörn Germer
Pods; Braga, Portugal; 4/2011 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Braga, Portugal; 4/2011 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Braga, Portugal; 4/2011 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 1649 Date of entry: 05.04.2011 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Hairy Vetch
German: Rauhaarige Wicke
Kingdom: Plantae (2586)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2483)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2101)
Order: Fabales (236)
Family: Fabaceae (236)(family description)
Genus: Vicia (8)
Epithet: hirsuta (L.) Gray (5)
hirsuta => having long distinct hairs, rough, hairy
Climate: temperate, sub-tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: blue, white
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