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Vicia hirsuta

Species category

Weed

Common name

tiny vetch, hairy 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 2–3 mm
  • Width 2–3 mm
  • Thickness 2–3 mm

Color

Yellow with black mottling

Texture

Shiny

Other structures

Long narrow hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).

Identification notes

The hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
 often has a cover that is attached by one end to the end of the hilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
. The rest of the cover is spaced above the rest of 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

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Fabaceae

Valid name

Vicia hirsuta (L.) Gray.

Vicia hirsuta. True seeds where the hilum often has a cover that is attached by one end of the seed to the end of the hilum.
Vicia hirsuta. True seeds where the hilum often has a cover that is attached by one end of the seed to the end of the hilum.