Tare (legume)
| Tare | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Vicia |
| Species: | V. tenuissima
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| Binomial name | |
| Vicia tenuissima | |
Wild tare or tare is the name given to several flowering plants of the pea family (Fabaceae), of genus Vicia, or 'vetch', hence they look very similar to the vetches in the same genus. These plants are found in Britain and northern Europe and have flowers ranging from pale to deep lilac in colour. Three species found in Britain are hairy tare (Vicia hirsuta), smooth tare (Vicia tetrasperma), and slender tare (Vicia tenuissima). [1]
- ^ Fitter, R, Fitter, A, Blamey, M (1974). The Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe. London: Collins, page 122