Family:
Fabaceae Lindl.
Genus:
Vicia L.

Vicia cracca L.

This species is accepted, and its native range is Temp. Eurasia.

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Conservation
Not Threatened
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Climbing, Herb
Vernacular
Arveja, Bird Vetch, Boreal Vetch, Cow Vetch, Garoshak Myshyny, Goroshek Myshynyi, Goroshok Myshachi, Hiiren Virna, Khulganyn Gish, Krakvicker, Kurrguges Kuruene Vika, Mazariche Pasareasca, Melynziedis Vikis, Mezerike Shoarechului, Saiyr Zhonshka, Shyranky

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Use
Domestic, Environmental, Food and Drink, Forage, Medicine

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Lebanon-Syria, Magadan, Manchuria, Mongolia, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Primorye, Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tibet, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Ukraine, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Argentina South, Cape Provinces, Falkland Is., Illinois, Labrador, Minnesota, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Oregon, South Australia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin

Recorded in error in:

Kriti

English
Tufted Vetch

Vicia cracca L. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 4, 2011 Day, C.D. [480], Turkey K000341547 No
Hinton, G.B. [8284], Mexico K000118502 No
Hinton, G.B. [13422], Mexico K000118503 No
Hinton, G.B. [13452], Mexico K000118504 No
Hinton, G.B. [2812], Mexico K000118501 No
Oldham, R. [363], Korea K000555888 Yes
Oldham, R. [363], Korea K000555887 Yes
Grisebach, A.H.R. [s.n.], Turkey Vicia tenuifolia f. laxiflora K001051419 syntype Yes
Steven, C. von [s.n.], Armenia Vicia tenuifolia f. laxiflora K001051420 Yes

First published in Sp. Pl.: 735 (1753)

Accepted by

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  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
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  • Dimopoulos, P. & al. (2016). Vascular plants of Greece: An annotated checklist. Supplement. Willdenowia 46: 301-347.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
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  • Isely, D. (1998). Native and Naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States: 1-1007. Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Japan IIb: 1-550. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Jalilian, N., Rahiminejad, .R., Maassoumi, A.A. & Maroofi, H. (2014). Taxonomic revision of the genus Vicia L. (Fabaceae) in Iran. Iranian Journal of Botany 20: 155-164.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
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  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
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Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

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  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Minnesota Flora. An illustrated guide to the vascular plants of Minnesota ed. 2: 1-776. Steve W. Chadde.
  • Chrtková-Zertová, A., van der Maesen, L.J.G. & Rechinger, K.H. (1979). Papilionaceae I - Vicieae. Flora Iranica 140: 1-89. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Dimopoulos, P. & al. (2016). Vascular plants of Greece: An annotated checklist. Supplement. Willdenowia 46: 301-347.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
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  • Isely, D. (1998). Native and Naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States: 1-1007. Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Japan IIb: 1-550. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Lazkov, G.A. & Sultanova, B.A. (2011). Checklist of vascular plants of Kyrgyzstan. Norrlinia 24: 1-166.
  • Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
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