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3 unusual facts about Bitter vetch


Bitter vetch

Vicia ervilia, an ancient grain legume crop of the Mediterranean region

Lathyrus linifolius, a species of pea, commonly called Bitter Vetch or Heath Pea

Lillsjön, Djurgården

Not only do they attract many Stockholmers of all ages, they also have an impact on the local fauna as they eat reed and Tufted Hair-grass, thus preventing these species from taking over the area – and thereby allowing space to flowers such as Cowslips and Bitter vetch, as well as birds and insects attracted by water.



see also

L. niger

Lathyrus niger, the black pea, blackening flat pea and black bitter vetch, a perennial legume species native to Europe