Ervilia sylvatica),[1] known as wood vetch, is a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae.
This species is a herbaceous perennial with climbing stems.
The leaves have 4 to 12 pairs of leaflets and end in branched tendrils.
The petals are white with purple veins and the fruit is a pod or legume with 4 to 5 seeds.
[1][2][3][4] It is found in woods, on rocky ground and scree.