Vicia orobus Dc.

Upright vetch (en), Vesce Orobe (fr), Vesce orobe (fr), Vesce des Landes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Vicia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.2-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 21 - 40
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Vicia orobus leaf picture by Julie Debeuré (cc-by-sa)
Vicia orobus leaf picture by Patrick Pieters (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Vicia orobus flower picture by Eric Mertens (cc-by-sa)
Vicia orobus flower picture by Prieto Rubén (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Vicia orobus world distribution map, present in Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, France, Georgia, Norway, Portugal, and Russian Federation

Conservation status

Vicia orobus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:525007-1
WFO ID wfo-0000214060
COL ID 7FQQD
BDTFX ID 71715
INPN ID 129263
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Orobus aristatus Orobus sylvaticus Vicilla orobus Vicia aristata Ervum orobus Orobus sylvaticus var. simplicifolius Vicia cassubica subsp. orobus Vicia cassubica var. orobus Vicia orobus