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I believe what we have here is American vetch, aka purple vetch. It is a flowering vine. I found this one (along with many others like it) in Jerry Pavese Park, growing beneath the trees on the unmowed slope down to Lake George.
The flowers are pretty, but I didn't manage to get a very good picture of them.
Oh well.
In the picture below, that toothed ring around the stem at left is called a stipule. I just learned that, in the process of trying to identify this thing.
Yep, this is all you get today. Welcome to Extreme Summer Posting Time, aka Why Did I Think It Was a Good Idea to Start Building an Outdoor Storage Bin at the Busiest Time of Year? Posting Time.
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