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[R] Vicia sativa L. (Fabacae).
Fr: Vesce; Ge: Futterwicke; Pt: Ervilhaça; Sp: Alverja; It: Veccia.
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- Annual forage legume, 40 to 80 cm in height(*) , chiefly pollinated by bees because it produces much nectar.
- Winter varieties are often grown together with rye, barley, oats or winter wheat; they are sown in September-October and harvested in June. Spring varieties are frequently planted with spring oats and harvested in July-August.
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-Diseases: those of forage legumes.
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-Principal European pests: those of forage legumes.

[R] Images

* Spring vetch (Minost C.)
a: stem; b: stipules with nectaires; c: composite leaves with 5, 6 or 7 pairs of leaflets, ending in a ramificated tendril; d: flowers purple, one or two at the insertion of the leaves, with very short peduncles; e: fruit (pod) elongate.

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