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Lucerne, Botanic Gardens, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Botanic Gardens, Hillhead, Kelvinbridge and Kelvingrove
Lucerne or Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) on the Queen Margaret Drive bridge over the River Kelvin, Botanic Gardens, Glasgow. Alfalfa is cultivated globally as an important forage crop due to its high yield and its ability to fix nitrogen in the soil.
12 August 2018
Black Medick at Hamiltonhill Claypits
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Black Medick (Medicago lupulina) at Hamiltonhill Claypits, taken by David Palmar
30 September 2023
Black Medick at Hamiltonhill Claypits
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Black Medick (Medicago lupulina) at Hamiltonhill Claypits, taken by David Palmar
30 September 2023
Black Medick at Hamiltonhill Claypits, Glasgow
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Black Medick (Medicago lupulina) at Hamiltonhill Claypits, taken by David Palmar
05 June 2022
Black Medick at Hamiltonhill Claypits, Glasgow
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Black Medick (Medicago lupulina) at Hamiltonhill Claypits, taken by David Palmar
05 June 2022
Common Vetch at Malls Mire Community Woodland, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Malls Mire
Common Vetch (Vicia sativa) at Malls Mire Community Woodland, Glasgow, taken by David Palmar
05 June 2022
Common Vetch, Castlemilk Park
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Castlemilk Park
Common Vetch (Vicia sativa) in Castlemilk Park, taken by David Palmar
14 May 2022
Common Vetch, Milton, Dunbartonshire
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West Dunbartonshire and Clydebank
Also known as 'poor man's peas' Common Vetch (Vicia sativa) is the one edible vetch which can be found in the landscape. Harvested peas should be washed and cooked as they have mildly toxic properties when raw, and harvested young as toxins build up as the peas become older. Common Vetch is able to make its own nitrates which enables it to be used as a soil-fertiliser too. Its pink flowers appear between May and September. Taken by David Palmar.
29 September 2020
6-Spot Burnet Moth on Common Vetch, Ruchill Park, Glasgow
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
6-Spot Burnet Moth (Zygaena filipendulae) on Common Vetch (Vicia sativa), Ruchill Park, Glasgow, taken by David Palmar
20 June 2020
Common Vetch, Bothwell Castle
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Bothwell
Common Vetch (Vicia sativa) in flower, Bothwell Castle grounds, South Lanarkshire. This plant is a member of the pea family (legumes), meaning it is able to fix nitrogen from the air. It grows well in grassland, farmland and roadside verges.