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Bipinnate Vetch?

blakrab Centex
last month

This viney forb with ~3/4" bipinnate leaves and ~1/2" purple flowers was found on an unmowed hillside. What is it?



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  • Jay 6a Chicago
    last month
    last modified: last month

    The 3 most common Vicia species in Dallas are V. sativa, V. villosa and V. ludoviciana. Vicia sativa has the very conspicuous sharp thorn-like tips on it's leaflets, and is more sparsely blooming, with only 1 or 2 flowers per vine instead of a larger cluster. This is Vicia sativa. There is a subspecies Vicia sativa subsp. nigra. Checking for subspecies requires a ruler.


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  • floraluk2
    last month

    I'd go with sativa given the visible leaf points and sparse flowers.

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