Vicia japonica
Wide Leaf Asian Vetch
Also known as: Vicia amoena f. parviloba Freyn +6 more
- Vicia amoena f. parviloba Freyn
- Vicia japonica f. albiflora Honda
- Vicia japonica var. japonica
- Vicia japonica var. laxiracemis Ohwi
- Vicia japonica var. laxiracemosi Ohwi
- Vicia japonica var. oblongifolia A.Gray
- Vicia pallida var. japonica (A.Gray) Matsum.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing perennial.
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Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, Vicia japonica (commonly known as Wide-leaf Asian vetch) is a climbing plant belonging to the Fabaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Mongolia, Russian Far East, Siberia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, Chita, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Mongolia, Primorye, Sakhalin
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)
Magadan