?Common Vetch
Vicia sativa plants showing different flower colors
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Tribe: Vicieae Genus: Vicia Species: V. sativa
Binomial name
Vicia sativa L.

Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), also known as Tare, is a nitrogen fixing leguminous plant. Although considered a weed when found growing in a cultivated grainfield, this hardy plant is often grown as green manure or livestock fodder. It is also sometimes known as "tare", though there is no firm evidence that this is the same as the plant given that name in English language translations of the Bible. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (735x841, 180 KB) Vicia sativa (Common Vetch) in a meadow. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Divisions Green algae Chlorophyta Charophyta Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) †Rhyniophyta - rhyniophytes †Zosterophyllophyta - zosterophylls Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses †Trimerophytophyta - trimerophytes Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Orders See text. ... Families Fabaceae (legumes) Quillajaceae Polygalaceae (milkwort family) Surianaceae The Fabales are an order of flowering plants, included in the rosid group of dicotyledons. ... Subfamilies Faboideae Caesalpinioideae Mimosoideae References GRIN-CA 2002-09-01 The name Fabaceae belongs to either of two families, depending on viewpoint. ... Tribes Abreae Adesmieae Aeschynomeneae Amorpheae Bossiaeeae Brongniartieae Carmichaelieae Cicereae Crotalarieae Dalbergieae Desmodieae Dipterygeae Euchresteae Galegeae Genisteae Hedysareae Indigofereae Liparieae Loteae Millettieae Mirbelieae Phaseoleae Podalyrieae Psoraleeae Robinieae Sophoreae Swartzieae Thermopsideae Trifolieae Vicieae Faboideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. ... Species About 140 species, including: Vicia bithynica (Bithynian Vetch) Vicia canescens Vicia cassubica (Danzig Vetch) Vicia cracca (Tufted Vetch) Vicia dumetorum Vicia faba (Broad Bean) Vicia hirsuta (Hairy Vetch) Vicia lathyroides (Spring Vetch) Vicia lutea (Yellow Vetch) Vicia narbonensis Vicia onobrychioides Vicia oroboides Vicia orobus (Upright Vetch) Vicia pannonica Vicia... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as , (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[1] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ... Nitrogen fixation is the process by which nitrogen is taken from its relatively inert molecular form (N2) in the atmosphere and converted into nitrogen compounds useful for other chemical processes (such as, notably, ammonia, nitrate and nitrogen dioxide). ... Varieties of soybean seeds, a popular legume Pea pods The term legume has two closely related meanings in botany, a situation encountered with many botanical common names of useful plants, whereby an applied name can refer to either the plant itself, or to the edible fruit (or useful part). ... A weed is an unwanted plant. ... Hardy is the name of some places in the United States of America: Hardy, Arkansas Hardy, Kentucky Hardy, Virginia Hardy is also the name of the following people: French singer and actress Françoise Hardy (born 1944) Australian novelist and journalist Frank Hardy Comedian Oliver Hardy (1892-1957) Mathematician G... In agriculture, a green manure is a type of cover crop grown primarily to add nutrients and organic matter to the soil. ... Sheep are commonly bred as livestock. ... In agriculture, fodder or animal feed is any foodstuff that is used specifically to feed livestock, such as cattle, sheep, chickens and pigs. ... For other uses, see Bible (disambiguation). ...

Cultivation

When intended as fodder, the seed is sown densely, up to 250 kg/hectare. However, when grown for seed, less seed should be used; otherwise the crop will be too thick thereby reducing flower and seed production. When meant for seed, sowing is done early in the planting season for good returns; but, when for green food, any time between the first of April and the latter end of May is suitable. Sometimes, a full crop can be obtained even when sown as late as mid-June, though sowing so late is not recommended. A ripe red jalapeno cut open to show the seeds For other uses, see Seed (disambiguation). ... Sowing is the process of planting seeds. ...

After the seed is sown and the land carefully harrowed, a light roller ought to be drawn across, to smooth the surface and permit the scythe to work without interruption. Also, the field should be watched for several days to prevent pigeons, who are remarkably fond of tares, from eating much of the seed. Crumbler roller, commonly used to compact soil after it has been loosened by a harrow In agriculture, a harrow is an implement for cultivating the surface of the soil, in this way it is distinct in its effect from the plough, which is used for deeper cultivation. ... The roller is an agricultural tool used for flattening land or breaking up large clumps of dirt, especially after plowing. ... Using a scythe A scythe (IPA /sαɪð/, most likely from Old English siðe, sigði) is an agricultural hand tool for mowing and reaping grass or crops. ... Pigeon redirects here. ...

Horses thrive very well on Common Vetch, even better than on clover and rye grass; and the same applies to fattening cattle, who feed faster on vetch than on most grasses or other edible plants. Danger often arises from livestock eating too much vetch, especially when podded; colics and other stomach disorders are apt to be produced by the excessive loads devoured. Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ... Species See text Clover (Trifolium) is a genus of about 300 species of plants in the pea family Fabaceae. ... Ryegrass (Lolium) is a small genus of tufted grasses, belonging to the Grass family Poaceae. ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle (called cows in vernacular and contemporary usage, kine or kyne in pre-modern English, or kye as the Scots plural of cou) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... Subfamilies There are 7 subfamilies: Subfamily Arundinoideae Subfamily Bambusoideae Subfamily Centothecoideae Subfamily Chloridoideae Subfamily Panicoideae Subfamily Pooideae Subfamily Stipoideae The true grasses are monocotyledonous plants (Class Liliopsida) in the Family Poaceae, also known as Gramineae. ... Colic may refer to: Baby colic – a condition, usually in infants, characterized by incessant crying. ... In anatomy, the stomach (in ancient Greek στόμαχος) is an organ in the gastrointestinal tract used to digest food. ...

History

Common Vetch has also been part of the human diet as attested by carbonised remains since the early Neolithic. An array of Neolithic artefacts, including bracelets, axe heads, chisels, and polishing tools Excavated dwellings at Skara Brae Scotland, Europes most complete Neolithic village. ...