Vicia villosa, known as the hairy vetch, fodder vetch or winter vetch, is a plant native to Europe and western Asia. It is a legume, grown as a forage crop.
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 (= ssp. elegantissima, ssp. pseudocracca)
- Vicia villosa ssp. eriocarpa
- Vicia villosa ssp. microphylla
- Vicia villosa ssp. varia (= ssp. dasycarpa)
- Vicia villosa ssp. villosa
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