| No | 1 |
| Common Name | Hedge / Common Vetch |
| Scientific Name | Vicia sativa ssp. segetalis |
| Irish Name | Peasair chapaill |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Habitat | sandy, waste ground |
| Uses | Most of the plant is edible. Common vetch is one of the better ones. The young shoots are edible raw, but better cooked Vetch is a nitrogen fixing legune |
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