Citation: Ehrh., Hannover. Mag. 15:229 (1780).

Synonymy: V. sativa L. var. nigra L., Sp. Pl. edn 2, 2:1037 (1763); V. angustifolia L., Amoen. Acad. 4:105 (1759); V. sativa L. var. angustifolia L., Fl. Suec. edn 2, 2:255 (1755), in obs.

Common name: Narrow-leaved vetch.

Description:
Leaflets linear or oblanceolate to oblong-cuneate, acute, obtuse or truncate, mucronate.

calyx 7-10 mm long, teeth narrow-triangular, 3-4.5 mm long, shorter than the tube; petals 8-18 mm; standard a light reddish-purple, the wings similar or somewhat darker.

Pod 25-55 X 2.5-6 mm, not constricted between the seeds, brown turning blackish, usually glabrous; seed 2.5-4 mm diam., globular, yellow-brown to brown-grey, one-coloured or mottled.

Image source: fig. 348B in J.P. Jessop and H.R. Toelken Ed. 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).

Published illustration: Ross-Craig (1954) Drawings Brit. Pl. 7:t. 66 as V. angustifolia.

Distribution:  usually on calcareous fields; wild and cultivated. S.Aust.: NL, MU, SL, KI, SE. Flowering time: No flowering time is available

Biology: No text

Taxonomic notes: In S.Aust. only subsp. nigra could always be distinguished by the smaller calyx, while subsp. cordata is separable from subsp. satira with certainty only by the fully developed pod, as the size of the flower or the length of the calyx overlap although the latter appears more robust in the size of leaves and flowers.

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