Hairy Vetch   
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Hairy Vetch or Hairy Tare (Vicia hirsuta) location Coppermill Field. Click link to see close up of flower. It was regarded as a troublesome weed in the 19th century but is now well regarded by some organic farmers. It is a nitrogen fixing legume.
(Photo: marshWalker, 28/May/2014 and 4/June/2014)

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