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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

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

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. ^ a b Rhodes, L. (2016). "Vicia lutea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T176104A1431472. Retrieved 30 May 2022.

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