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Common Name(s): Kidney vetch
Family: Fabaceae
Growth Habit: Annual/Biennial/Perennial
Invasiveness:
Growing Days: 120 to 240 (days)
Temperature:

Abs.Max=77° (F)	Opt.Max=68° (F)
Opt.Min=57° (F)	Abs.Min=43° (F)

Precipitation: 24 to 35 (in.)
Winter Minimum:
Soil pH: 6.5 to 7.5
Soil Texture/Type: Medium to light
Soil Drainage: Semi-Excessive
Photoperiod Response: Long day, short day and day neutral
Light Intensity: Bright to clear
Comments:
Grown as annual, biennial, or perennial. Cool season forage legume of temperates.
Diseases:
No diseases found for the ten pathogens searched.
Uses:
Animal Food - forage, Animal Food - fodder
Woodiness:
Herbaceous
Climate:
Temperate, subtropical-dry summer
Geographical Origin:
Northern Africa, Northeastern tropical Africa, Caucasus, Western Asia, Europe
 
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