Fabaceae
Vicia

Vicia cracca L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 735 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Temp. Eurasia. It is a scrambling annual or perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

International Legume Database and Information Service

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
[ILDIS]

Uses

Use
Domestic, Environmental, Food and Drink, Forage, Medicine
[ILDIS]

Common Names

English
Tufted Vetch

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/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 2023. 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 2023. 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