{"id":12775,"date":"2018-01-31T15:40:09","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T20:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/?page_id=12775"},"modified":"2020-12-23T20:25:56","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T01:25:56","slug":"common-vetch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/weed-images\/herbaceous-broadleaf-weeds\/bluepurple-flowers\/common-vetch\/","title":{"rendered":"Common vetch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Prepared by Jennifer L. D&#8217;Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated April 2019.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scientific name: <\/strong><em>Vicia sativa <\/em>L. <em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Common name(s): <\/strong>common vetch, garden vetch, tare<\/p>\n<p><strong>Link(s): <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/plants.usda.gov\/core\/profile?symbol=VISA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USDA PLANTS Profile<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org\/species\/vicia\/sativa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Go Botany<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Images:<\/strong> (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose &#8220;view image&#8221;)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption 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https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/04\/Vicia-sativa18-004-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/04\/Vicia-sativa18-007.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/04\/Vicia-sativa18-007-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Vicia sativa in wild blueberry field\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/04\/Vicia-sativa18-007-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/04\/Vicia-sativa18-007-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 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vine<\/p>\n<p>-climbs<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>foliar tendrils<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-flowers April-June<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>flowers can be blue\/purple\/white<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-leaves are compound and alternate<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8-16 leaflets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-fruit is a legume<\/p>\n<p><strong>Habitat:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-disturbed areas<\/p>\n<p>-meadows and fields<\/p>\n<p>-open sites<\/p>\n<p>-river shores<\/p>\n<p><strong>Agriculture:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-insect pollinates<\/p>\n<p>-attracts bees<\/p>\n<p>-seeds are dispersed by an explosion of the legumes<\/p>\n<p>-can be cultivated with crops to increase soil fertility<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>fixes nitrogen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Natural History:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-native to Europe<\/p>\n<p>-leaves are edible and can be made into tea<\/p>\n<p>-seeds can be dried and used as a protein supplement<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>seeds are also known to contain some toxins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Go Botany. \u201cVicia Sativa L.\u201d <i>Vicia Sativa (Common Vetch): Go Botany<\/i>, 2020, gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org\/species\/vicia\/sativa\/.<\/p>\n<p>Burnham, Robyn J. \u201cVicia Sativa.\u201d <i>CLIMBERS<\/i>, University of Michigan, 29 July 2013, climbers.lsa.umich.edu\/?p=323.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prepared by Jennifer L. 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