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Vicia villosa ssp. varia Wooly pod vetch

Previous scientific name(s): Vicia dasycarpa, Vicia villosa var. glabrescens

 

Also known as Vicia dasycarpa. Viney, weak-stemmed annual; useful for forage and green manure. Winter annual in southern and Pacific states, spring and summer growth in cold winter climates. Easily established but non-hardy.

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Species Attributes

Height:

1 - 24 in.

Life Form:

Native or Introduced:

Season:

Sun & Shade Tolerance:

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Elevation:

ft.

Precipitation:

12 in.

Soil Texture
Coarse:

Not Adapted

Moderately Coarse:

Marginal

Medium:

Marginal

Moderately Fine:

Average

Fine:

Marginal

Soil pH
Acidic:

Marginal

Neutral:

Best

Basic:

Marginal

Seeding Rate:

15 - 25 PLS lbs/Acre

Pure Seed per Bushel:

21.00 lbs.

Seeds per Pound:

2,100,000

Germination Time:

Days

Cold Hardiness:

Nonhardy

Mycorrhizal Dependent:

Yes

Planting Season:

Spring Fall

Bloat or Nonbloat:

Nonbloat

Variety:

Lana

Semi-prostrate, self-seeding plant with trailing stems. An early maturing vetch often utilized to improve the quality and quantity of annual range in California. Lana is also used for revegetating roadsides, channel banks and wildfires. (Released 1956, source of ecotype: Turkey)

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