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Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis (Thuill.) Gaudin

dark-fruited common vetch (Fabaceae / Leguminosae)

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Synonym | Vicia segetalis Thuill

Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis is the common inland subspecies of Vicia sativa; it has flowers with the standard paler than the other petals, and the leaflets of all its leaves are of a similar width.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2017-06-13

 dark-fruited common vetch / Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis: _Vicia sativa_ subsp. _segetalis_ is the common inland subspecies of _Vicia sativa_; it has flowers with the standard paler than the other petals, and the leaflets of all its leaves are of a similar width.

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