Home Minor vetches Leguminosae Vicia sp. Magness et al. 1971 Additional vetch species are crown to a limited extent in the United States. Monantha vetch, V. articulata Hornem. can be grown under the same conditions as common vetch.
Plants are smooth or nearly so.
The light lavender colored flowers are borne singly. It is distinguisbable mainly by flat seeds. Bard vetch, V. monantha Retz. is much restricted in adaptation. It is grown only in irrigated areas of southern Califomia and Arizona. It is very similar to monantha vetch in appearance, but seeds are oval to round.