Vicia villosa subsp. varia is
an introduced from-Europe-or-West-Asia annual-biennial herb. Stems
branch well to reach 1.5m in a vine way. Leaves are of alternate,
even-pinnately compound leaf, consisting of 4-12 pair leaflets; the
lobes are 10-30mm in length, 3-7mm in width, in the shape of a long
oblong to lanceolate. Leaves, at the terminals, grow into tendrils
like most other species. Flowers, butterfly-shaped, 1-1.8 in length,
on the top of flower stalks from leaf axils bloom in racemes,
blue-purple-red-purple, all facing one direction. Fruit (legume)
measures 2~4cm long, 0.4-1.2cm wide, in an oblong shape. Bloom time:
May-August. |