Tufted Vetch - Vicia cracca
Description
Clambering plant to 2 metres though often less. Leaflets 6 to 15 linear to oblong. Flowers bluish violet, 10 to 12 mm in a one sided, long stalked raceme.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
Rough grassy places, roadside verges, etc.
When to see it
June to August, sometimes later.
Life History
Perennial.
UK Status
Common throughout most of Britain.
VC55 Status
Common in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 474 of the 617 tetrads.
Leicestershire & Rutland Map
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