614 377. Vicia. 63. LEGUMINOSiE. Pl.ex.cal. 



a. Cracca. Peduncles long, many-Jlowered ; calyx-teeth 



short ; stigma learned all over ; perennial. 



1 . Vicia sylvatica, JVood vetch. 

 Peduncles many-flowered, longer than the leaves ; leaflets 



illiptical, oblong, rather pointed; stipules lunate, bristle- 

 like, toothed. 



Cracca q. Vicia sylvatica muldiiora maxima, Rail Syn. 322,4. 

 Vicia sylvatica, Lin. S. P. 1035. 



Mountainous woods and hedges ; perennial ; July, Aug. 



Root branchy ; stem much branched ; leaves many-paired, 

 tendril branched ; flowers spreading, white, purple or blue 

 veined with flesh-colour ; legumen bald, -l-seeded. 



2. Vicia multiflora. Many-flowered vetch. 

 Peduncle many-flowered, longer than the leaves ; j^oi6/er5 



embricated ; leaflets linear, rather woolly ; stipules nearly 

 arrowshape, linear, lanceolate, not cut. 



Cracca, Rail Syn. 322, 3. 

 Vicia multiflora seu spicata, Park. 1072. 

 Vicia Cracca, Lin. S. P. 1035. 

 Tufted vetch. 



Woods, hedges, and fields ; perennial ; July and August. 



Moot creeping ; stem weak ; leaves many-paired, silky ; 

 peduncles branched ; stipules villous ; calyx coloured, rather 

 naked ; legumen bald. 



b. Ervum. Peduncles long, few-flowered ; calyx-teeth long, 



unequal; stigma capitate, bearded all over ; annual. 



3. Vicia tetrasperma. Four-seeded vetch. 

 Peduncle 2 or 3-flowered, as long as the leaves ; leaflets 



oblong, truncate; legumen bald, 4-seeded. 



Cracca minor siliquis singularibus, flosculis caerulescentibus, Rati Syn. 

 322,3. 



Ervum tetraspermum, Lin. S. P. 1039. 

 Smooth tare. 



Fields and hedges ; annual ; June. 



Root fibrous ; stem upright, branchy, hairy ; leaflets 

 many, alternate ; tendrils 2-cut ; stipules inclining to has- 

 tate; flowers pale purple; standard streaked. 



^. major. Flowers large ; legumen 5 to 7-seeded. 



4. Vicia hirsuta. Hairy vetch. 

 Peduncles 3 to 7-flowered, as long as the leaves ; leaflets 



hairy, blunt; legumen hairy, 2-seeded. 



