Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb.
Common name : Lentil Vetch, Smooth Tare, Smooth Vetch, Sparrow Vetch
Habit : Annual herb
Habitat : Hill slopes, valleys, grasslands, fields, cultivated areas, open ground, wastelands, roadsides; near sea level to 2900 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Weed of cultivated ground
Flower, Fruit : February-August
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Macaronesia, Temperate Eurasia to Indian Subcontinent, North Africa
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Tropics and subtropics
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 113; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 725