''Vicia lutea'' (yellow vetch, smooth yellow vetch) is a species of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
in the bean family
Fabaceae
Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,[International Code of Nomen ...](_blank)
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Distribution
It is native to Europe, western Asia, and North Africa, and it is known on other continents as an
introduced species
An introduced species, alien species, exotic species, adventive species, immigrant species, foreign species, non-indigenous species, or non-native species is a species living outside its native distributional range, but which has arrived ther ...
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Description
It is an annual herb. It has leaves made up of several pairs of oblong or linear leaflets each 1 to 2 centimeters long. It produces solitary flowers or clusters of up to 3 flowers with yellow or purple-tinged corollas up to 3 centimeters in length.
(MHNT) Vicia lutea - flower.jpg, Flower
(MHNT) Vicia lutea - Immature fruits with visualization of seeds by transparency.jpg, Immature fruits
References
Jepson Manual TreatmentUSDA Plants Profile
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External links
Photo gallery
lutea
Flora of Europe
Flora of North Africa
Flora of Western Asia
Plants described in 1753
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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