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Vicia villosa

Species category

Agricultural

Common name

winter vetch, hairy vetch, woolly vetch

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

Globose 

Size

  • Length 3–3.3 mm 
  • Width 3–3.3 mm 
  • Thickness 3–3.3 mm 

Color

Black 

Texture

Dull and smooth

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 is 2 mm and ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
, flush with the seed surface.

Identification notes

The seeds are mostly black but some may have some faint mottling. The chalazaChalaza:
End of seed opposite the micropyle.
 is 1 mm or less from the hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
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Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Included

Nomenclature

Family

Fabaceae

Valid name

Vicia villosa Roth.

Vicia villosa. True seeds that are mostly black, but may have some faint mottling.
Vicia villosa. True seeds that are mostly black, but may have some faint mottling.