Fabaceae
Vicia

Vicia orobus DC.

First published in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck & A.P.de Candolle, Fl. Franç., éd. 3, 6: 577 (1815)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NW. & W. Europe. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Allkin, R., Goyder, D.J., Bisby, F.A. & White, R.J. (1986). Names and synonyms of species and subspecies of the Viciae. Issue 3. Vicieae Database Project, Publication No. 7.
  • Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C. (2003). Cassell's Wild Flowers of Britain & Northern Europe. Domino Books Ltd.
  • Cooper, M.R. and Johnson, A.W. (1998). Poisonous Plants and Fungi in Britain: Animal and Human Poisoning. 2nd edition. The Stationery Office, London.
  • Enneking, D. (1995). The toxicity of Vicia species and their utilisation as grain legumes. Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture (CLIMA) Occasional Publication No. 6, University of Western Australia, Nedlands W.A. (First edition, Enneking, D. (1994) PhD thesis, University of Adelaide).
  • Gibbons, B. & Brough, P. (2007). Philip's Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe. Philip's Limited, London.
  • Kupicha, F. K. (1976). The infrageneric structure of Vicia. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 34: 287-326.
  • Lewis, G., Schrire, B., Mackinder, B. & Lock, J. M. (eds) (2005). Legumes of the World. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lopez, L. (2010). Vicia orobus. Assessment using IUCN Categories and Criteria 3.1 (IUCN 2001). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • National Botanic Gardens of Ireland (2010). Threatened Plants in Ireland. (Accessed September 2010).
  • Roden, C.M. (1995). Wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus DC on lake islands and limestone heath in Co. Galway and Mayo. Irish Nat. J. 25: 128–134.
  • Sell, P. & Murrell, G. (2009). Flora of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. 3. Mimosaceae-Lentibulariaceae. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  • Stace, C. (2010). New Flora of the British Isles. Third Edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  • Stewart, A., Pearman, D. A. & Preston, C. D. (1994). Scarce plants in Britain. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Cheffings, C. (2004). New Plt. Status Lists for G. B. BSBI News 95: 36-43.
  • Roskov, Yu. R. (1997). Editing data for CD publication.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 23, 2023 Christenhusz, M.J.M.; Mian, S. [MC9490] United Kingdom K001527106 Yes
Mar 1, 1981 Melville, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790892 Yes
Mar 1, 1981 Davis, T.A.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790893 Yes
Mar 1, 1981 Simpson, N.D. [176/4] United Kingdom K000790863 Yes
Mar 1, 1981 Hall, P.M.; Wallace, E.C. [3539] United Kingdom K000790905 Yes
Gardiner, W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790895 Yes
Jackson, N.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790903 Yes
Salmon, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790889 Yes
Balfour, J.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790902 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790878 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [25] United Kingdom K000790860 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790896 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790904 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790909 Yes
Murray, R.P. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790908 Yes
Richards, M.A.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790882 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790890 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790856 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [25] United Kingdom K000790859 Yes
Wilson, A. [176] United Kingdom K000790874 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790906 Yes
Gregor, A.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790891 Yes
Smith-Pearse, J.N.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790864 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790862 Yes
Butler, T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790894 Yes
Wilson, A. [440] United Kingdom K000790870 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790888 Yes
Nicholls, C.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790868 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790897 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790886 Yes
Wise, W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790855 Yes
Turner, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790900 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790885 Yes
Thompson, H.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790857 Yes
Drummond-Hay, H.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790899 Yes
Richards, M.A.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790880 Yes
Horner, C.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790861 Yes
Richards, M.A.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790883 Yes
Barclay, W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790907 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [1883] United Kingdom K000790887 Yes
Devis, H.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790866 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790901 Yes
Nicoll, J.S. [10689] United Kingdom K000790898 Yes
Cumming, L. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790884 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790875 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790879 Yes
Cleminshaw, E.; Thompson, H.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790881 Yes
Devis, H.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790867 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790865 Yes
Barton, W.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790869 Yes
Oliver, D. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790876 Yes
Hall, P.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790873 Yes
Arnalt, J.E. [405] United Kingdom K000790871 Yes
Salmon, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790858 Yes
Sprague, T.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000790877 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Kew Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0