Vicia lutea (yellow vetch, smooth yellow vetch) is a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae.

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Vicia lutea
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Fabeae
Genus:	Vicia
Species:	V. lutea
Binomial name
Vicia lutea L.

Distribution

It is native to Europe, western Asia, and North Africa, and it is known on other continents as an introduced species.[1]

Description

It is an annual herb. It has leaves made up of several pairs of oblong or linear leaflets each 1 to 2 centimeters long. It produces solitary flowers or clusters of up to 3 flowers with yellow or purple-tinged corollas up to 3 centimeters in length.

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  Flower
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  Immature fruits

References

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• USDA Plants Profile
• "Vicia lutea". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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