Vicia tetrasperma
Four Seed Vetch, Lentil Tare
Other regional names: Lentil Vetch +2 more
- Lentil Vetch
- Slender Vetch
- Smooth Tare
Also known as: Cicer tetraspermum (L.) Vest +15 more
- Cicer tetraspermum (L.) Vest
- Ervilia tetrasperma (L.) Opiz
- Ervum glabrum Gilib.
- Ervum tetragonum Höfft
- Ervum tetraspermum L.
- Ervum tetraspermum var. gracile Klett & Richt.
- Ervum tetraspermum var. tenue Wahlenb.
- Ervum tetraspermum var. tenuifolium Fr.
- Vicia agrestis Scheele
- Vicia gemella Crantz
- Vicia pusilla Muhl. ex Willd.
- Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Moench
- Vicia tetrasperma subsp. eutetrasperma Briq.
- Vicia tetrasperma var. major Gray
- Vicia tetrasperma var. tenuissima Druce
- Vicia tetrasperma var. tetrasperma
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling annual.
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Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe, Vicia tetrasperma (commonly known as Four-seed Vetch or Lentil Tare) is a scrambling plant belonging to the Fabaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Canary Is., Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Amur, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Cape Provinces, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, South Australia, South Carolina, St.Helena, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Siberia, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin