Common Name(s): | Hairy Vetch, Winter Vetch, Vetch,Hairy |
Scientific Name: | Vicia villosa |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Longevity: | Annual |
Season: | Cool |
Origin: | Introduced |
Height: | 2 feet |
Flowers: | Late April - May |
Description: A trailing or climbing legume found on a variety of sites. Stems are usually hairy. Flowers and leaflets are greater in number than those of Narrow-leaved vetch, Vicia sativa. Fruit is short and fat. Eaten by livestock and browsed by white-tailed deer, turkey and other wildlife. |