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Title: Plant ident
Post by: simon404 on July 10, 2011, 21:10:57

Can anyone help me put names to these wild vetches please

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/simon404/Pictures028.jpg)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/simon404/Pictures036-1.jpg)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/simon404/Pictures010.jpg)

Title: Re: Plant ident
Post by: saddad on July 10, 2011, 21:26:48

Tom, Dick and Harry...
OK I'll get my coat!! ;D

Title: Re: Plant ident
Post by: Bugloss2009 on July 10, 2011, 21:43:43

OK how about

bush vetch
dyer's greenweed
tufted vetch

Title: Re: Plant ident
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on July 10, 2011, 21:47:33

I think you're right.

Title: Re: Plant ident
Post by: Fork on July 10, 2011, 21:47:44

or maybe even purple and yellow toadflax?

Title: Re: Plant ident
Post by: Fork on July 10, 2011, 21:49:29

yes I agree....tufted vetch defo!...for the purple one at least

Title: Re: Plant ident
Post by: Alex133 on July 11, 2011, 07:19:07

I think the 2nd one is Yellow Melilot.

Title: Re: Plant ident
Post by: brown thumb on July 11, 2011, 08:18:07

i always called the first one wild sweetpea?

Title: Re: Plant ident
Post by: lavenderlux on July 11, 2011, 08:38:28

I also think the second picture is yellow melilot - where this grow near wild lucerne(alfalfa), the two cross pollinate with attractive results

Title: Re: Plant ident
Post by: simon404 on July 11, 2011, 21:28:22

Thanks for your replies, I hadn't heard of yellow melilot but having looked it up it could be the one. Good to find out the names of the vetches too.

And yes Dave, get your coat ;)

Title: Re: Plant ident
Post by: Uncle_Filthster on July 11, 2011, 23:44:24

Bush vetch (Vicia sepium)

Either tall melilot (Meliotus altissimus) or ribbed melilot (Melilotus officinalis), need a closer pic of the flower or preferably seed pods to distinguish between them

Tufted vetch (Vicia cracca)

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