Common Vetch
| Latin Name: | Vicia sativa |
| Manx Name: | pishyr chabbil |
| Season: | May - September |
| Locations where this species is found: | |
| River Neb Fleshwick Port St Mary Maughold | |
One of the island's vetch species, this plant can be identified by its bright pink flowers.
This plant has been cultivated as animal feed, but was also eaten by humans in neolithic times.
Its Manx name is "pishyr chabbil", which means "horse vetch".
This plant has been cultivated as animal feed, but was also eaten by humans in neolithic times.
Its Manx name is "pishyr chabbil", which means "horse vetch".
