Common Name: bird vetchScientific Name: Vicia cracca L.Family Name: Fabaceae (Leguminosae) - Pea or Bean FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced perennial Stemssprawling on ground or climbing, tendrils, thin, weak, fine pubescent Leavesalternate, branched tendrils at tip, pinnate, 8-12 leaflet pairs; leaflets, opposite, linear or narrowly oblong, fine pubescent Flowersviolet-blue, numerous; clustered on one sided of stalk, axillary Seed Podsflat, pea-like pod