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Hairy Vetch

Hairy Vetch is listed botanically as Vicia villosa. It may also be listed as Winter Vetch, woolly vetch, lesser tufted vetch, shaggy vetch. PlotPal's canonical care record lists full sun. The current taxonomy reference places it in the genus Vicia and in the family Fabaceae. Its source-backed growth habit is listed as forb/herb, vine. PlotPal currently carries Hairy Vetch as an outdoor growing and flower reference. Recorded garden roles include cover crop, nitrogen fixer, soil builder. Use this guide as practical growing context, then adjust decisions to the actual weather, soil, container or bed, variety, and conditions in your garden.