page_title: Vicia villosa
section_title: See also
hierarchical_section_title: Vicia villosa / See also
caption_attribution_description: Vicia villosa — Hairy Vetch (non-native/introduced species). In the Monte Bello Open Space Preserve, part of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District system. (Geotagged)(CalPhotos) (Jepson).
context_page_description: Vicia villosa, known as the hairy vetch, fodder vetch or winter vetch, is a plant native to some of Europe and western Asia. It is a legume, grown as a forage crop, fodder crop, cover crop, and green manure. Although non-native, it occurs in all US states and is considered invasive by some states, such as Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington state — as well as in Japan and some parts of Europe where it is not native. It is also found in most Canadian provinces.
  Hairy vetch is very similar to tufted vetch, the most noticeable difference being that tufted vetch has a smooth stem.
  Several subspecies are recognized:
  Vicia villosa ssp. ambigua Kerguelen
  Vicia villosa ssp. eriocarpa P.W.Ball
  Vicia villosa ssp. microphylla P.W.Ball
  Vicia villosa ssp. varia Corb.
  Vicia villosa ssp. villosa
  The species Vicia hirsuta is also called hairy vetch.
context_section_description: Vicia spp. (vetch)
  List of companion plants
caption: Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa), Monte Bello Open Space Preserve, California
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