Garden Vetch (Vicia sativa)

also known as: Common Vetch


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Division - Magnoliaphyta
Class - Magnoliopsida
Subclass - Rosidae
Order - Fabales
Family - Fabaceae
Genus - Vicia


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The flowers of this species are usually purple, but sometimes appear white or creamish, as were many of the flowers in the patch pictured here. These were photographed along Delaware Avenue.

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