Cow and Crown Vetch

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Wildflowers
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Cow Vetch
Vicia cracca

Crown Vetch
Coronilla varia

Alien wildflowers

Found in almost any north country field and along roadsides. Vetches were once used as cattle fodder.

Flowers are actually clusters of blooms. Cow Vetch has a 'spike' while Crown Vetch is 'umbrel' shaped. Note how you can see thru the Crown Vetch flower

by common name

Both Vetches can create a tangled mess of growth. - Crown Vetch has a more creeping form of growth.
Requirements: Soil Type: - sandy loam Soil ph: Neutral Water: - Moist to Dry Light: - Sun		Characteristics: Height: - 2 - 3 ft Time of bloom: - June - Aug Flower colors: - see photos

Crown Vetch

Cow Vetch
(no cows were available for the photo-shoot so I used the best stand-ins available)

All photos taken June 23 on the Backwoods road in the Town of Colton, St. Lawrence County, NY