Vicia benghalensis
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Read about Vicia benghalensis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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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.—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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- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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