Common Vetch
Taken at Skateraw on 6th June 2021 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode
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Taken at Barns Ness on 23rd May 2021 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File
Taken at Aberlady on 20th May 2018 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File
Taken at Musselburgh on 28th May 2015 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens. Fact File
Common Vetch.
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Local Names: 		Vicia sativa.
Fabales.
Fabacea.
Perennial.
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Feature:
 Grassland and hedgegrows.
60 - 200 cms.
Contrary to its name, this type of vetch is not the most common of British vetches. On the continent farmers grow many types of vetch for cattle fodder