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Vicia atropurpurea, Desf. Purple Vetch. Annual, resembling V. villosa in habit, sometimes with soft whitish pubescence: st. 8-30 in. long, angular, prostrate or climbing: lvs. with 5-8 pairs of lfts. with branched tendrils; lfts. oblong-linear to almost linear, apex pointed: infl. 2-12-fld., fls. about 5/8 in. long; corolla whitish below, purplish above: pod broadly linear to rhombic-linear, 1 – 1 1/2 in. long, 1/3-1/2 in. broad, pubescent; seeds somewhat roundish, somewhat compressed, black. S. Eu. R.F.G. 22:239. B.R. 871.—Of good seed habits. Best adapted to the Pacific and Gulf coasts and produces excellent yields from spring plantings in semi-arid regions.
Vicia atropurpurea, Desf. Purple Vetch. Annual, resembling V. villosa in habit, sometimes with soft whitish pubescence: st. 8-30 in. long, angular, prostrate or climbing: lvs. with 5-8 pairs of lfts. with branched tendrils; lfts. oblong-linear to almost linear, apex pointed: infl. 2-12-fld., fls. about 5/8 in. long; corolla whitish below, purplish above: pod broadly linear to rhombic-linear, 1 – 1 1/2 in. long, 1/3-1/2 in. broad, pubescent; seeds somewhat roundish, somewhat compressed, black. S. Eu.—Of good seed habits. Best adapted to the Pacific and Gulf coasts and produces excellent yields from spring plantings in semi-arid regions.
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==Species==
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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