Common Vetch is a climbing annual plant with purple flowers and compound leaves. It is often used as a cover crop to improve soil fertility and prevent erosion.
Habitat
Grows in fields, roadsides, and disturbed areas.
Diet
Pollinated by bees and other insects.
How common
Common
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