Cow Vetch (Vicia cracca)Cow Vetch (Vicia cracca)


Cow Vetch (Vicia cracca) - 01

Vetch, Cow (Vicia cracca) - 01
(Vetch, Cow (Vicia cracca) - 01) Each of the downward growing flowers on this cow vetch raceme is only about 1 centimeter long.  Cow vetch is a member of the Pea family, a legume, because it has nitrogen-fixing bacteria on its roots, which not only fertilize itself, but the other plants around it.
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