Een weinig bekende plant, Vicia tenuifolia Roth

Vicia tenuifolia Roth has established itself in the Netherlands since several years. The species is compared with Vicia cracca L., of which it differs by a number of well-known morphological characters, and moreover by the fact that its flowering period is very short and rather early, beginning about the middle of May and lasting about 2 weeks; it then flowers abundantly and forms compact masses at the end of its flowering-time and at fruiting time.