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Fabaceae
Common Vetch
Vicia sativa
Binding and devotion.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Vicia
- Native to
- Europe, North Africa, Western Asia
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- Annual
- Height
- 30-90 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, loamy
- Water
- Low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-10
- Lifespan
- Annual
Did you know
- Common vetch fixes nitrogen in the soil through symbiotic bacteria in its root nodules.
- It has been cultivated as a fodder crop for livestock for thousands of years.
- The plant climbs using tendrils at the tips of its compound leaves.
- Seeds of common vetch have been found in Neolithic archaeological sites dating back 10,000 years.
- In some regions it is planted as a green manure crop to improve soil fertility.
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