Vicia hirsuta

Hairy Vetch at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

Vicia hirsuta 3 Nov 2016 MichaelMulvaney
Glycine (genus) 2 Nov 2016 TimYiu

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   3 Nov 2016
Tim the divided leaf and curling tendril on the end are a give-away to this being a Vetch which is a common weed at the moment

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Additional information

  • True In flower
  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

  • Vicia hirsuta Scientific name
  • Hairy Vetch Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Minor weed or pest
  • Up to 708.6m Recorded at altitude
  • In flower

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