Lentil vetch

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Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb.

Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

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Vicia L. (ソラマメ)

Kasumagusa (カスマグサ, 烏雀間草), lentil vetch, slender vetch, smooth tare, and sparrow vetch
Lifeform: annual or biennial vine
Distribution: temperate regions in Eurasia, including Japan (south to Honshu)
Habitat: sunny grasslands, open places, rice fields, etc., as a weed

Chromosome number: 2n = 14
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Vicia tetrasperma in Japan

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[1-3] between JR Hamamatsucho Station and JR Shinbashi Station along a road in Tokyo on April 6 2025.