Vicia tetrasperma - Wikipedia
Vicia tetrasperma (syn. Ervum tetraspermum) [1] the smooth tare, smooth vetch, lentil vetch or sparrow vetch, is a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae. Description. Vicia tetrasperma is an annual plant growing up to 60 cm (24 in) tall. The leaflets are 10 to 20 mm (0.39 to 0.79 in) and are in four to six pairs, the leaf ...
Vicia tetrasperma — four-seeded vetch - Go Botany
Facts. Four seeded vetch is native to Eurasia and invasive nearly everywhere else in the world. The minute corollas are in racemes of one to three, the legumes usually four-seeded, as the name suggests. Habitat. Anthropogenic (man-made or disturbed habitats), forest edges, meadows and fields. BONAP. about the labels on this map. Found this plant?
Smooth Tare (Vicia tetrasperma) - All About Wildflowers
Vicia tetrasperma, also known as smooth tare, is a legume that is native to the Mediterranean region but is now widely cultivated in many other parts of the world. This plant is grown both for its edible seeds and for its forage, as it is a nutritious food source for livestock.
Vicia tetrasperma | CLIMBERS - University of Michigan
Name: Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb. Family: Fabaceae, the Pea Family. Common Names: Sparrow vetch, lentil vetch, four-seed vetch, slender vetch, smooth tare (3,8,10,14). Etymology: Vicia is Latin for “vetch”, and tetrasperma, from the …
Vicia tetrasperma - Useful Temperate Plants - The Ferns
Vicia tetrasperma - Useful Temperate Plants. (L.) Schreb. Fabaceae. + Synonyms. Ervum tenuissimum Pers. Ervum tetraspermum L. Vicia gemella Crantz. Common Name: Smooth Tare. Close-up of the flowers. Photograph by: Fornax. General Information. Vicia tetrasperma is an annual plant with a thin, climbing, much-branched stem 20 - 60cm long [ 74. , 266.
Vicia tetrasperma Calflora
Four seeded vetch, Lentil vetch. Vicia tetrasperma is an annual herb that is not native to California. Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024.
Vicia tetrasperma - Species Page - APA: Alabama Plant Atlas
The fruit is a flattened 4-5 seeded glabrous legume. This species is similar to, and sometimes confused with Tiny Vetch (Vicia hirsuta (Linnaeus) S.F. Gray). Tiny Vetch has 10-16 leaflets per leaf, 3-8 white flowers per raceme, 2 seed per legume, and the legume is pubescent.
Vicia tetrasperma - Species Page - Tennessee-Kentucky Plant Atlas
The Tennessee-Kentucky Plant Atlas is a source of data for the distribution of plants within the state as well as taxonomic, conservation, invasive, and wetland information for each species.
PlantNET - FloraOnline - Botanic Gardens
Common name: Slender Vetch. Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb. APNI*. Description: Procumbent to erect or climbing annual herb; stems to 80 cm long, glabrous or with appressed hairs. Leaves 1–4.5 cm long; leaflets mostly 6–12, linear to narrow-elliptic, 3–25 mm long, 0.5–3.5 mm wide; apex acute or obtuse, mucronate, glabrous or appressed ...
Vicia tetrasperma - Plants of the World Online | Kew Science
Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb. First published in Spic. Fl. Lips.: 26 (1771) This species is accepted The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Temp. Eurasia to Indian Subcontinent, N. Africa. It is a scrambling annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome. Taxonomy ...