KKL-JNF and butterfly enthusiasts have united to preserve a rare and protected butterfly species found in Begin Forest near ...

Grown as a summer annual in areas with cool summer temperatures. Adapted to well drained fertile soils. More acid tolerant than most legumes. Leaves are pinnately compound with narrow leaflets and ...

Vetch, an underappreciated legume, is finally getting its due as a nutritious superstar and versatile addition to vegetarian diets. This plant, a cousin to peas and lentils, has long been praised ...

Winter annual. More winter tolerant than Common vetch. Well suited to sandy soils, but it does not tolerate drought. More acid tolerant than most legumes. Pinnately multifoliolate terminating in a ...

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Weak stems grow two to three feet high. The stem of cow vetch has sparse short hairs; hairy vetch has long, spreading hairs. Violet-blue on cow vetch and blue and white on hairy vetch. Flowers are ...

The small, yellow flowers and woolly appearance of kidney vetch make this plant easy to spot. Look for it growing low to the ground on sand dunes, chalk grasslands and cliffs in summer. Kidney vetch ...

In winter and early spring, crown vetch (also known as axseed) can be easily recognized as brown unsightly patches. Slender, straw-colored, pointed, segmented seeds, three tenths of an inch long, ...

The Lane Mountain milk vetch is no stranger to adversity, with its remarkable ability to survive for years underground and subsist on what little moisture its taproot can soak up. When this small, ...

With its oversized seeds and small leaves, Peirson's milk vetch is well adapted for survival in the harsh conditions of blowing sand dunes. Large seeds ensure that germinated seedlings have enough ...

The butterfly species Tomares nesimachus has a life cycle that is fully dependent on its host species, the Large-fruited milk-vetch plant, according to a statement by KKL–JNF. The female lays ...