Flower for id please

[Naturenutz]

Can anyone id this flower i found in late august,it has leaves like some of the vetches but its not one i am familiar with.found in gloucestershire.thanks for any replies.

[pammosley]

Is it Wood Bitter Vetch?

[gobbiner]

Originally Posted by pammosley

Is it Wood Bitter Vetch?

That looks a good call to me Pam

[Dorts]

It's Crown Vetch - Securigera varia, a N American invader.
Upright Vetch, (Wood Bitter Vetch), Vicia orobus, which looks a bit like a loose, pinky-blue flowered
Tufted Vetch is, apart from a few scattered records, confined to West Wales and Scotland, especially the Inner Hebrides.
Dorts.

[gobbiner]

Originally Posted by Dorts

It's Crown Vetch - Securigera varia, a N American invader.
Upright Vetch, (Wood Bitter Vetch), Vicia orobus, which looks a bit like a loose, pinky-blue flowered
Tufted Vetch is, apart from a few scattered records, confined to West Wales and Scotland, especially the Inner Hebrides.
Dorts.

I bow to the master thank you for that info Dorts

[pammosley]

Dorts to the rescue

[Naturenutz]

Thanks for the help folks.