Vicia cracca

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Vicia cracca in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Vicia cracca, Linn. Perennial, usually pubescent: lfts. 9-12 pairs, thin, linear to oblong, mucronate: fls. purplish, about 1/2 in. long, in a rather dense raceme. Across the continent and south to Ky.; also in Eu. and Asia. R.F.G. 22:230. B.B. 2:2613. Var. Gerardii, Gaud. (V. Gerardii, All.). Described as a hardy annual: pubescent: lfts. numerous, narrow-oblong, very obtuse but with a short mucro.: fls. violet, small, in short racemes. S. Eu. R.F.G. 22:233.—Offered by seedsmen as a fl.-garden subject. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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