Vicia villosa

Woolly pod vetch

Climbing vetch with violet-purple flowers that forms strong leafy herbage. Stays green longer than common vetch, flowers and seeds late in the season and often survives the dry season, regenerating to almost full strength during the next rainy season.

As % of dry matter

DM

CP

CF

Ash

EE

NFE

Ca

P

Ref

Fresh, early bloom,

Kenya

30.5

24.2

13.3

2.4

29.6

0.64

0.46

134

Fresh, full bloom,

Kenya

25.6

26.7

11.5

3.8

32.4

0.80

0.40

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