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Scientific name:

Vicia narbonensis

Vernacular name:

Vetch, Narbonne


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Narbonne Vetch

Scientific name: Vicia narbonensis L.

Diagnostic features
Erect climbing annual to 60cm.
Leaflets 1-3 pairs, often dentate.
Tendrils branched, usually only on upper leaves.
Flowers 1-3(6), 10-30mm, purple.
Fruits 30-50(70)mm, 4-7-seeded.

Chromosome number: (2n=14).

Habitat
Introduced-casual; rather frequent on waste land from grain.

Distribution
Scattered in South Britain, rarely persistent for a few years; South Europe.

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

Vicia narbonensis (Vetch, Narbonne)
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