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Scientific name:

Vicia bithynica

Vernacular name:

Vetch, Bithynian


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Bithynian Vetch

Scientific name: Vicia bithynica (L.) L.

Diagnostic features
Climbing or scrambling annual to 60cm.
Leaflets (1)2-3 pairs.
Tendrils branched.
Flowers 1-2-(3), on very short to long peduncles, 16-20mm, standard purple, wings and keel white or very pale.
Fruits 25-50mm, 4-8-seeded.

Chromosome number: 2n=14.

Habitat
Probably native; scrub, rough grassland and hedges.

Distribution
Rare and decreasing by or near coast in Channel Islands and Britain North to Wigtowns, mainly South England, also fairlyfrequently introduced (casual or naturalized).

This species is keyed out on Page 2924 and on Page 2932 in the Text Key.

Vicia bithynica (Vetch, Bithynian)
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