Vicia sativa
Common Vetch, Garden Vetch
Also known as: Vicia alba Moench +18 more
- Vicia alba Moench
- Vicia angustifolia Reichard
- Vicia angustifolia subsp. pusilla Boiss.
- Vicia angustifolia subsp. sativa
- Vicia bobartii Koch
- Vicia cornigera St.-Amans
- Vicia cuneata Gren. & Godr.
- Vicia erythosperma Rchb.
- Vicia incisa Boiss. ex Orph.
- Vicia maculata Rouy
- Vicia melanosperma Rchb.
- Vicia nemoralis Boreau
- Vicia nemoralis Ten.
- Vicia nigra (L.) Steud.
- Vicia notota Gilib.
- Vicia pallida Baker
- Vicia sativa var. cordata Arcang.
- Vicia sativa var. eu-leganyana (Rapaics & Lengyel) Kiffman
- Vicia sativa var. lentisperma
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling annual.
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Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe, Vicia sativa (commonly known as Common Vetch or Garden Vetch) is a scrambling plant belonging to the Fabaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Canary Is., Central European Russia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Magadan, Mongolia, Morocco, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, South European Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Western Sahara, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Alaska, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Bermuda, Brazil South, British Columbia, California, Cape Provinces, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile South, China North-Central, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Falkland Is., Florida, Free State, Føroyar, Georgia, Greenland, Haiti, Hawaii, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Jamaica, Jawa, Kansas, Kentucky, Kermadec Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Louisiana, Maine, Manchuria, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Myanmar, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Saskatchewan, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, St.Helena, Svalbard, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vermont, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Yukon, Zimbabwe
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