Bitter vetch is a common name for several plants and may refer to:
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Vicia ervilia
''Vicia ervilia'', commonly known as ervil or bitter vetch, is an ancient grain legume crop of the Mediterranean region. Besides the English names, other common names include: (Persian), (Arabic), (Spanish), (Greek), and (Turkish). Accordi ...
'', called bitter vetch or ervil, an ancient grain legume crop of the Mediterranean region.
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Vicia orobus
''Vicia orobus'' is a species of leguminous plant in the genus '' Vicia'', known as wood bitter-vetch. It is found in Atlantic areas of Europe, especially in the rocky edges of seasonally-grazed fields. It grows up to tall, and has no tendrils ...
'', called wood-bitter vetch, a legume found in Atlantic areas of Europe.
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Lathyrus linifolius
''Lathyrus linifolius'' is a species of pea, commonly called bitter vetch or heath pea. The name bitter vetch is also sometimes used for '' Vicia ervilia'' and also for '' Vicia orobus''. The tubers of ''Lathyrus linifolius'' were formerly used ...
'', called bitter vetch or heath pea, a species of pea.
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Lathyrus niger
''Lathyrus niger'', also known as black pea, blackening flat pea and black bitter vetch, is a perennial legume that is native to Europe. Its common name is reference to the blackening of the plant's foliage as it dies.
The seeds of the species ...
'', called black bitter vetch or black pea, a perennial legume native to Europe.
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