Vicia lutea
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Fabeae |
| Genus: | Vicia |
| Species: | V. lutea
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Vicia lutea (yellow vetch, smooth yellow vetch) is a plant species of the genus Vicia.
Distribution[]
It is native to Europe, western Asia, and North Africa, and it is known on other continents as an introduced species.
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.
Flower
Immature fruits
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External links[]
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- "Vicia lutea". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
- Photo gallery
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Categories:
- Vicia
- Plants described in 1753
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Fabeae stubs