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Vicia benghalensis

Authority L. Family Magnoliopsida:Rosidae:Fabales:Leguminosae Synonyms Common names Editor Ecocrop code 10802

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A climbing herbaceous legume with robust stems and long lasting roots, having leaves with 5-8 pairs of petioles, dark reddish purple flowers and pods covered with non-rigid hairs.. USES Used as a cover crop and for fodder, hay, and silage. KILLING T Not very winter hardy. GROWING PERIOD Annual or short-lived perennial. In the United States, it is sown in the autumn, and mature in late spring and early summer. COMMON NAMES Purple vetch, Vesce de Bengale, Vesce Purple. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: V. atropurpurea. Purple vetch is native of the Mediterranean region. In Kenya, it is found at 2400-2800 m in elevation. It can become a weed of cultivated fields.
Sources
SOURCES (V. benghalensis L.) Kernick M 1961 pp 282-286 [PHO, TEXT, FER, DRA] Roecklein J 1987 pp 77 [USE] Duke J 1981 pp 271-274 320 [LIMIT, TEXT, FER, DRA, RAIN, TEMP, PH] Kernick M 1978 pp 521-568 [RAIN, TEXT, FER, DRA]