Authors: C. Stace, R. van der Meijden (ed.) & I. de Kort (ed.)
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Scientific name:

Vicia benghalensis

Vernacular name:

Vetch, Purple


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Purple Vetch

Scientific name: Vicia benghalensis L.

Diagnostic features
Differs from Vicia villosa in stems to 80cm.
Leaflets 5-9 pairs.
Flowers 2-20, reddish-purple with blackish tip.
Fruits 3-5-seeded.

Chromosome number: (2n=12, 14).

Habitat
Introduced-casual; occasional casual and sometimes briefly persisting on tips and rough and waste ground.

Distribution
Sporadic since c.1910 in Central & South Britain; Mediterranean.

This species is keyed out on Page 2934 in the Text Key.

Vicia benghalensis (Vetch, Purple)
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