Let’s figure it out! Vetch sounds pretty cool, but do we even know what vetch is? Vetches are a member of the pea family, scientifically known as Fabaceae. This family is the third-largest plant ...
DESCRIPTION: The Peirson's milk vetch is a perennial herb with erect stems, eight to 36 inches long. Flower clusters contain five to 20 flowers with pink-purple petals, often white tipped. The fruit ...
Years ago, a major breakthrough in Pennsylvania highway maintenance was accomplished with the development of the crown vetch flower. We have all seen crown vetch along our highways. It is the familiar ...
Agricultural geneticists have released "Purple Bounty," the first winter-hardy, early-flowering vetch for the northern United States. Until now, hairy vetch -- a cover crop and weed-suppressing mulch ...
DESCRIPTION: The Lane Mountain milk vetch is a wispy perennial plant with a woody base, many branches, and weak stems that grow up to 20 inches long in a zigzag pattern. Its sparse leaves have between ...