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Vicia sativa is a sprawling annual herb, with hollow, four-sided, hairless to sparsely hairy stems which can reach two meters in maximum length. The leaves are stipulate , alternate and compound, each made up of 3–8 opposite pairs of linear, lance-shaped, oblong, or wedge-shaped, needle-tipped leaflets up to 35 millimeters ( 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long.
Vicia is a genus of over 240 species of flowering plants that are part of the legume family , and which are commonly known as vetches. Member species are native to Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Africa.
The following species in the genus Vicia, the vetches, are accepted by Plants of the World Online. [1] The taxonomy of this economically important genus remains unresolved, which hinders the development of underutilized crop species .
In some species, leaflets have evolved into tendrils (e.g. Vicia). [3] [9] [18] Many species have leaves with structures that attract ants which protect the plant from herbivore insects (a form of mutualism). Extrafloral nectaries are common among the Mimosoideae and the Caesalpinioideae, and are also found in some Faboideae (e.g. Vicia sativa).
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Bigleaf lupine. There are at least 174 members of the pea family, Fabaceae, found in Montana. [1] Some of these species are exotics (not native to Montana) [2] and some species have been designated as Species of Concern.
A honey bee collecting nectar from an apricot flower.. The nectar resource in a given area depends on the kinds of flowering plants present and their blooming periods. Which kinds grow in an area depends on soil texture, soil pH, soil drainage, daily maximum and minimum temperatures, precipitation, extreme minimum winter temperature, and growing degre
Medicago sativa, alfalfa. Nigella sativa, a flower whose edible seeds are sometimes known as "black cumin" or "black caraway". Oryza sativa, rice. Pastinaca sativa., parsnip, a root vegetable closely related to the carrot and parsley; all belong to the family Apiaceae. Pisum sativum, pea plant. Ribes sativum, the whitecurrant. Vicia sativa ...