Vicia sativa subsp. sativa
Cultivated Vetch
Also known as: Ervum macrocarpum C.Presl +18 more
- Ervum macrocarpum C.Presl
- Faba angustifolia Bernh.
- Vicia alba Medik.
- Vicia bacla Moench
- Vicia bactra Zuccagni
- Vicia campestris Schur
- Vicia canadensis Zuccagni
- Vicia clymenum S.G.Gmel.
- Vicia communis Rouy
- Vicia communis var. nemoralis Pers.
- Vicia communis var. obovata Ser.
- Vicia communis var. remrevillensis (Hussenot) Rouy
- Vicia communis var. torulosa (Jord. ex Boreau) Rouy
- Vicia conspicua Lowe
- Vicia conspicua var. dumetorum Lowe
- Vicia conspicua var. lactea Lowe
- Vicia conspicua var. laeta Lowe
- Vicia cornigera Chaub.
- Vicia cosentinii Guss.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies
- 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 sativa subsp. sativa (commonly known as Cultivated Vetch) is a scrambling plant belonging to the Fabaceae family. Within its native range, this subspecies is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is a naturally occurring subspecies of Vicia sativa, which is linked below, along with other subspecies of this species.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Assam, Austria, Baleares, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Italy, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Magadan, Mongolia, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, 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, Algeria, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Arkansas, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Bermuda, British Columbia, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Chatham Is., Chile Central, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Connecticut, Cuba, Cyprus, Delaware, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Falkland Is., Finland, Florida, Free State, Føroyar, Georgia, Great Britain, Greenland, Haiti, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Jamaica, Kentucky, Kenya, Kermadec Is., Kuril Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Libya, Louisiana, Madeira, Maine, Manchuria, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Minnesota, Mississippi, Morocco, Myanmar, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Rwanda, Sakhalin, South Australia, South Carolina, St.Helena, Svalbard, Sweden, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Tunisia, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vermont, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Xinjiang
Base Species & Variations