Vicia megalotropis Ledeb.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Vicia

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, erect, 50-80 cm tall. Leaves paripinnate; stipules lanceolate or semihastate, 5-8 mm, margin 1-or 2-toothed proximally; leaflets 7-12-paired, linear to lanceolate, 20-35(-40) × 1.5-4(-6) mm, appressed hairy, apex obtuse or acute; lateral veins dense; tendril branched, 1-3 cm. Raceme subequaling leaf, densely 10-20-flowered. Calyx campanulate; lower tooth longer. Corolla purple-red, 12-15 mm; standard longer than wings and keel. Legume rhomboid or oblong, 20-25 × ca. 5 mm. Seeds 3-6. Fl. and fr. Mar-Jul. 2n = 14.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.8
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses forage
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 21 - 40
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
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Images

Vicia megalotropis unspecified picture

Distribution

Vicia megalotropis world distribution map, present in China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russian Federation

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:524924-1
WFO ID wfo-0000186175
COL ID 5BCSM
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Synonyms

Vicia davurica Vicia megalotropis Ervum megalotropis

Lower taxons

Ervum megalotropis var. multicaulis