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Common vetch (Vicia sativa L.)

Oregon State University. Extension Service; Sattell, Robert; Dick, Richard; Luna, John; McGrath, Daniel M. (Daniel Morton); Peachey, Ronald Edward (Corvallis, Or. : Extension Service, Oregon State University, 1998-01)

Common vetch is a viny, succulent, annual legume attaining a height of 24 inches when planted alone. It grows taller when planted with a tall companion crop that provides structural support for climbing.
Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa)

Oregon State University. Extension Service; Sattell, Robert; Dick, Richard; Luna, John; McGrath, Daniel M. (Daniel Morton) (Corvallis, Or. : Extension Service, Oregon State University, 1998-01)

Hairy vetch is used as a cover crop, green manure, pasture, silage, and hay. It is capable of accumulating large amounts of dry matter and nitrogen. When planted alone as a winter cover crop in annual vegetable rot ...