also: からすのえんどう
common vetch; tare
A common weed in fields and roadsides, with small reddish-purple flowers. The name literally means 'crow's pea'.
In spring, many common vetches bloom along the roadside.
Common vetch is a legume and produces small pods.
Hiragana spelling; also common and matches the reading.
Kanji spelling is rare; the plant is normally written in kana.
The name means “crow field pea.” 烏 distinguishes it from the smaller 雀野豌豆, using the conventional crow–sparrow contrast for relatively larger and smaller plants.