This annual "winter vetch" has been widely promoted for forage across North America, and it was established in Ky. before 1900. Gm (1902) noted : "Its vigorous growth is a pleasure to see when other plants are suffering from unfavourable weather." However, Small's (1933) flora of southeastern states did not include villosa or dasycarpa, which has been combined with villosa by some authors. Distinction of these two taxa needs to be checked across Ky.