Tufted Vetch
Taken at Ardmore Point on 14th August 2020 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Tufted Vetch

Taken at Ardmore Point on 27th June 2021 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File


Taken at Hogganfield Loch on 9th June 2016 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File

Tufted Vetch.
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AKA:
Vicia cracca.
Fabales
Fabaceae.
Perennial.
Cow vetch, bird vetch
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Old-fields and roadside ditches.
Up to 2mts.
Used as a forage crop for cattle, and is beneficial to other plants because, like other leguminous plants, it enriches the soil in which it grows by it's nitrogen-fixing properties.