Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Peasair fhiáin Family: Fabaceae Flowering time: April-September. Perennial. Native. Dull blue/pinky-purple flowers, clusters of 2-6. Seed-pods ripen to black. Leaflets in 5-7 pairs. Oval, blunt at ends, small bristle. Widest near base. Leaves end in branched tendril. Slightly hairy. Straggling stems. To 80cm. Abundant in hedges, roadsides, open woodland. Similar: Bitter Vetch, Lathryrus linifolius

    
Above: Bush Vetch. Ballingeary, Co.Cork and Foynes, Co.Limerick. June 2007