Vicia nigricans Hook. & Arn.

Black vetch (en), Lentille sauvage (fr), Vesce noircissante (fr), Vesce noirâtre (fr), Lentille noirâtre (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Vicia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.55-0.65m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.55 - 0.65
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Moist places in California, especially in redwood forests. Upper margin of sand or shingle beaches in the driftwood zone, also on rocky headlands and open woods near the coast.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves pods seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 40
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

Flower

Vicia nigricans flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Vicia nigricans world distribution map, present in Argentina, Canada, Chile, France, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:524751-1
WFO ID wfo-0000174354
COL ID 5BCTR
BDTFX ID 71706
INPN ID 129255
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Vicia moorei Vicia speciosa Vicia nigricans Vicia magnifolia Lathyrus macraei Vicia macraei Vicia leyboldii Vicia coxii Vicia fodinarum Vicia apiculata Vicia leyboldi Vicia commutata Vicia darapskyana Vicia nigricans subsp. nigricans

Lower taxons

Vicia nigricans var. nigricans