{"id":3236,"date":"2011-04-19T11:44:32","date_gmt":"2011-04-19T15:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/"},"modified":"2024-02-05T14:51:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T19:51:50","slug":"cow-vetch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/weed-images\/herbaceous-broadleaf-weeds\/bluepurple-flowers\/cow-vetch\/","title":{"rendered":"Cow 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 cracca<\/em> L.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Common name(s):<\/strong> cow vetch, bird vetch, tufted vetch, boreal vetch<\/p>\n<p><strong>Link(s):<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/plants.usda.gov\/home\/plantProfile?symbol=VICR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USDA PLANTS Profile<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org\/species\/vicia\/cracca\/\" 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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100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3237'>\n\t\t\t\tearly June\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Vicia-cracca-2c.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Vicia-cracca-2c-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Vicia cracca leaf detail\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Vicia-cracca-2c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Vicia-cracca-2c-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3238'>\n\t\t\t\tleaf detail\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/04\/Vicia-cracca18-006.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/04\/Vicia-cracca18-006-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"developing Vicia cracca flowers\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/04\/Vicia-cracca18-006-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/04\/Vicia-cracca18-006-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16829'>\n\t\t\t\tearly flower\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2014\/03\/Vicia-cracca-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2014\/03\/Vicia-cracca-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Vicia cracca flowers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2014\/03\/Vicia-cracca-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2014\/03\/Vicia-cracca-2-32x32.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 portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Vicia-cracca-3c.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Vicia-cracca-3c-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Vicia cracca early June\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Vicia-cracca-3c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Vicia-cracca-3c-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3239'>\n\t\t\t\tin flower, early June\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Vicia-cracca-4c.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Vicia-cracca-4c-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Vicia cracca flower spike\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Vicia-cracca-4c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2011\/02\/Vicia-cracca-4c-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3240'>\n\t\t\t\tflower detail\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/04\/Vicia-cracca18-002.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/04\/Vicia-cracca18-002-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"close-up of Vicia cracca flowers\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/04\/Vicia-cracca18-002-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/04\/Vicia-cracca18-002-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16828'>\n\t\t\t\tflower attachment differentiates it from V. villosa\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/04\/Vicia-cracca18-003.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/04\/Vicia-cracca18-003-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Vicia cracca in flower\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/04\/Vicia-cracca18-003-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/04\/Vicia-cracca18-003-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/04\/Vicia-cracca18-005.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/04\/Vicia-cracca18-005-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Vicia cracca seed pods\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/04\/Vicia-cracca18-005-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/04\/Vicia-cracca18-005-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16830'>\n\t\t\t\tSeed pods\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Description<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>-perennial<\/p>\n<p>-Flowers July-August <strong>on one side of inflorescence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>-Small hairs cover a slender trailing stem 2\u2032-4\u2032 long.<\/p>\n<p>-Eight to 24 narrow, leaflets are 3\/4\u2033-1\u2033 long and 1\/8\u2033 wide with a<strong>\u00a0pair of tendrils at each leaf\u2019s end<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>-leaves are<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>compound<\/li>\n<li>alternate<\/li>\n<li>entire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>-Violet flowers are 1\/2\u2033 long, seed pods 3\/4\u2033-1\u2033 long and 1\/4\u2033 wide producing five to eight seeds.<\/p>\n<p>-fixes nitrogen<\/p>\n<p>-may be confused with <em>V. villosa<\/em>; see left sidebar of <a href=\"https:\/\/gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org\/species\/vicia\/cracca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Go Botany<\/a> webpage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Habitat:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-disturbed areas<\/p>\n<p>-meadows<\/p>\n<p>-fields<\/p>\n<p>-full-part sun<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sources:<\/p>\n<p>Go Botany. \u201cVicia Cracca L.\u201d <i>Vicia Cracca (Bird Vetch, Cow Vetch): Go Botany<\/i>, 2020, gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org\/species\/vicia\/cracca\/.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prepared by Jennifer L. 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