Scientific Name:
Vicia cracca
Pronunciation:
VISS-ee-uh KRAY-kuh
Common Name:
tufted vetch, bird vetch
Family Name:
Fabaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial, Invasive plant, Vine or climber, Weed (horticultural)
Key ID Features:
Aggressive choking weed; leaves compound, pinnate with linear leaflets, tendrils at leaf ends; inflorescence a raceme, florets violet to purple, narrow; fruit a small brown legume.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Climbing
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Even-pinnate
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Lanceolate
Apices:
Obtuse
Bases:
Obtuse
Margins:
Entire