This Mediterranean annual has been sown for forage, "wildlife" or other purposes in southeastern states. In Ky. it has been tried in various plantings, but it is much consumed by rabbits or other herbivores, and rarely persistent (T. Taylor, pers. comm.). It is locally abundant on some roadsides in the Bluegrass region. A related species, V. lathyroides L., may also be expected in horticultural settings, and has been observed in CAMP (J. Thieret, pers. comm.).