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Vicia sativa L.

Synonyms

Vicia bacla, Vicia communis, Vicia cornigera, Vicia cosentini, Vicia cuneata, Vicia erythosperma, Vicia glabra, Vicia intermedia, Vicia leucosperma, Vicia maculata, Vicia melanosperma, Vicia morisiana, Vicia nemoralis, Vicia notota, Vicia pallida, Vicia pimpinelloides, Vicia terana, Vicia vulgaris

Common names

Common vetch

Extract from Wikipedia article

Vicia sativa, known as the common vetch, garden vetch, tare or simply vetch, is a nitrogen-fixing leguminous plant in the family Fabaceae. Although considered a weed when found growing in a cultivated grainfield, this hardy plant is often grown as green manure or livestock fodder.

Blooming common vetch (Vicia sativa) under a palm tree on Ibn Nusaih Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2015
LinkBlooming common vetch (Vicia sativa) under a palm tree on Ibn Nusaih Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2015
Location on mapsAl Istiqlal Street, Doha, Qatar
Fruit of common vetch (Vicia sativa) under a palm tree on Ibn Nusaih Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, March 13, 2015
LinkFruit of common vetch (Vicia sativa) under a palm tree on Ibn Nusaih Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, March 13, 2015
Location on mapsAl Istiqlal Street, Doha, Qatar
Plant of common vetch (Vicia sativa) with flowers taken from Ibn Nusaih Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, March 13, 2015
LinkPlant of common vetch (Vicia sativa) with flowers taken from Ibn Nusaih Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, March 13, 2015
Location on mapsAl Istiqlal Street, Doha, Qatar
Leaf of common vetch (Vicia sativa) taken from Ibn Nusaih Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, March 13, 2015
LinkLeaf of common vetch (Vicia sativa) taken from Ibn Nusaih Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, March 13, 2015
Location on mapsAl Istiqlal Street, Doha, Qatar
Shoot of common vetch (Vicia sativa) taken from Ibn Nusaih Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, March 13, 2015
LinkShoot of common vetch (Vicia sativa) taken from Ibn Nusaih Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, March 13, 2015
Location on mapsAl Istiqlal Street, Doha, Qatar
Shoot of common vetch (Vicia sativa) on white background taken from Ibn Nusaih Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, March 13, 2015
LinkShoot of common vetch (Vicia sativa) on white background taken from Ibn Nusaih Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, March 13, 2015
Location on mapsAl Istiqlal Street, Doha, Qatar
Common vetch (Vicia sativa) taken from Al Istiqlal Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, February 3, 2016
LinkCommon vetch (Vicia sativa) taken from Al Istiqlal Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, February 3, 2016
Common vetch (Vicia sativa) with a flower and fruits taken from Al Istiqlal Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, February 3, 2016
LinkCommon vetch (Vicia sativa) with a flower and fruits taken from Al Istiqlal Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, February 3, 2016

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Acknowledgements

QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) and associated people, for a possibility to participate in their field excursions and to learn about local nature.