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Barn vetch

Vicia monantha

Also called Single-flowered vetch, Hard Vetch, Bard Vetch, Spurred Vetch, Square Stem Vetch

Barn vetch
Photo: Johann Georg Sturm (Painter: Jacob Sturm), Public domain
Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Climber, Annual
Native range
Canary Is., Medit. to W. Himalaya and Arabian Pen.
Climate
subtropical

About

Vicia monantha, the barn vetch, is a widespread species of annual herb in the family Fabaceae. It native to the Mediterranean region, and western and central Asia, and has been introduced to Australia. Typical of vetches, it has a climbing habit and pinnate leaves.

Other Vicia plants

Lentil · American vetch · Cheder Ebs · Vicia anatolica · Vicia andicola · Reddish tufted vetch · Biennial Vetch · Bithynian vetch · Vicia canescens · Carolina vetch · Kashubian vetch · Bird vetch

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vicia monantha by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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