Vicia sativa L. Common Name : Common vetchFamily : Fabaceae HABIT AN ANNUAL HERB. STEMS DECUMBENT-ASCENDING, UP TO 60 CM TALL. LEAVES LEAFLETS 3-8 PAIRS, 1.5 – 2.5 X 0.2 – 0.4 CM, LINEARLANCEOLATE OR OBLONG, MUCRONATE, BASE OBTUSE. FLOWERS SOLITARY OR PAIRED, AXILLARY, PURPLISH. FRUITS PODS 3 – 4.2 X 0.4 – 0.6 CM, NARROWLY OBLONG, BEAKED, PUBESCENT. SEEDS 3-4 MM ACROSS, BLACKISH.