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.
David NichollsRatby05 June 2014
Graham CalowHinckley Lane, Wykin04 July 2015
Barbara CooperHolwell Nature Reserve20 June 2012
Graham CalowWykin26 June 2015
David GouldCroft Hill, Leics03 July 2015
Barbara CooperClawson Hill03 July 2013
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Graham CalowFootpath alongside M69 Sapcote27 July 2016
Graham CalowBurbage Common20 June 2014
David NichollsBarrow Upon Soar15 July 2011
Alan SemperHolwell disused mineral line25 June 2014
Barbara CooperHolwell Nature Reserve20 June 2012 Near M69 Island Sapcote SP 4645 9371 (taken 27.7.2008).JPG)
Graham CalowM69 Island, Sapcote27 July 2008
Graham CalowBroughton Astley24 June 2011
David NichollsRatby Disused Railway09 July 2011
Alan SemperHarby, canal nr bridge 4201 July 2012
HAPeacockGilroes Spinney05 July 2012
Alan SemperHarby canalside01 August 2012
Alan SemperHarby canalside01 August 2012 Near M69 Island Sapcote SP 4645 9371 (taken 9.11.2006).JPG)
Graham CalowM69 Island, Sapcote09 November 2006 Old Fosse Sapcote SP 5008 9255 (taken 3.8.2007).JPG)
Graham CalowSapcote03 August 2007
Ron.stevensBroughton Astley02 July 2011
David GouldCroft Hill, Leics03 July 2015
 Near M69 Island Sapcote SP 4645 9371 (taken 27.7.2008).JPG)
 Near M69 Island Sapcote SP 4645 9371 (taken 9.11.2006).JPG)
 Old Fosse Sapcote SP 5008 9255 (taken 3.8.2007).JPG)
