Vicia lutea

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Vicia lutea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Fabeae
Genus: Vicia
Species:
V. lutea
Binomial name
Vicia lutea
L.

Vicia lutea (yellow vetch, smooth yellow vetch) is a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae.

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Distribution

It is native to Europe, western Asia, and North Africa, and it is known on other continents as an introduced species. [1]

Description

It is an annual herb. It has leaves made up of several pairs of oblong or linear leaflets each 1 to 2 centimeters long. It produces solitary flowers or clusters of up to 3 flowers with yellow or purple-tinged corollas up to 3 centimeters in length.

References

  1. 1 2 Rhodes, L. (2016). "Vicia lutea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T176104A1431472. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
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