Vicia orobus. Wood bitter-vetch.
Life-form & Growth Form:
Hemicryptophyte. Herbaceous perennial. Little/no vegetative spread.
Spore producing period:
May to June.
Habitats:
Grassy, slightly base rich banks, edges of fields, stones, boulders, bushes, roads, tracks, coast. Scrubby heath. Woodland margins in partially drowned drumlins. Limestone heaths.
Threats:
Fragmented populations. Trampling from livestock. Site maintenance.
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