There are 2 subspecies, both of which may be found in Minnesota: subsp. nigra (formerly Vicia angustifolia or V. sativa var. angustifolia) flowers are usually less than ¾-inch long with a proportionately small calyx, pods ripen to black, and leaflets are narrow (1.5 to 6 mm wide) and more linear in shape, where subsp. sativa flowers are at ...

Vicia sativa, known as the common vetch, garden vetch, tare or simply vetch, is a nitrogen-fixing leguminous plant in the family Fabaceae. It is now naturalised throughout the world occurring on every continent, except Antarctica and the Arctic. [3]

Vicia sativa ssp. nigra is an annual herb or vine that is not native to California.

Vicia sativa - USDA Plants Database

Vicia sativa subsp. nigra Ehrh. First published in Hannover. Mag. 18: 229 (1780) The native range of this subspecies is Macaronesia, Temp. Eurasia, N. Africa to Kenya. It is a scrambling annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome. Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre.

Vicia sativa ssp. nigra (L.) Ehrh. 1b. Leaflets narrow-obovate to oblong, 4–10 mm wide, 2–5 (–7) times as long as wide; calyx 10–15 mm long; corolla pink-purple, 18–25 (–30) mm long; legume light brown to brown (less frequently black) at maturity …

Narrow-leaved Vetch (Vicia sativa ssp. nigra) Narrowleaf Vetch ( Vicia sativa ssp. angustifolia ) is similar but with smaller leaflets, 15-20 mm long by 2-4 mm wide, stipules with 2 divergent lobes and no teeth, smaller flowers, 8-18 mm long, calyx teeth shorter than the tube, smaller seeds 2-4 mm long and the pods are black, hairless not ...

There are four subspecies of vicia sativa (cordata, nigra, sativa and segetalis), differing in leaf shape and flower characteristics.

Vicia abyssinica Alef. Vicia amphicarpa f. albiflora (Merino) Merino Vicia amphicarpa f. hortensis (Merino) Merino Vicia amphicarpa f. microcarpa Merino Vicia amphicarpa f. parvifolia Merino Vicia amphicarpa f. paui (Merino) Merino Vicia amphicarpa f. uliginosa (Merino) Merino Vicia amphicarpa f. varia Merino Vicia angustifolia L. Vicia ...

Apr 3, 2019 · Pod 2.5–5 cm long, 4–6 mm wide, not constricted between seeds, very dark brown to black, usually glabrous; seeds globose, 2.4–4 mm long. Flowers mainly Aug.–Nov. LoM, MuM, Wim, VVP, VRiv, MuF, GipP, OtP, WaP, Gold, CVU, DunT, NIS, EGL, EGU, HSF, HNF, OtR, Strz, MonT, VAlp. Naturalised all States except NT.