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Vicia peregrina L.

Wandering vetch (en), Vesce voyageuse (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Vicia

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.65
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

The fresh pods are eaten raw. The unripe seeds are eaten raw as a snack.
Uses fodder forage
Edible pods seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Leaf

Vicia peregrina leaf picture by Benito Soto Fernando (cc-by-sa)
Vicia peregrina leaf picture by Diego Alex (cc-by-sa)
Vicia peregrina leaf picture by Nils Anthelme (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Vicia peregrina flower picture by Benito Soto Fernando (cc-by-sa)
Vicia peregrina flower picture by Mehmet Basbag (cc-by-sa)
Vicia peregrina flower picture by Aurelie Ambies (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Vicia peregrina fruit picture by Emanuele Santarelli (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Vicia peregrina world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Moldova (Republic of), Malta, Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United States of America, Uzbekistan, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Vicia peregrina threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:525037-1
WFO ID wfo-0000212776
COL ID 5BCV6
BDTFX ID 71727
INPN ID 129271
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Vicia megalosperma Vicia peregrina var. gracilior Vicia peregrina subsp. megalosperma Vicia peregrina var. angustifolia Vicia sativa var. peregrina Vicia peregrina

Lower taxons

Vicia peregrina subsp. aintabensis Vicia peregrina subsp. persepolitana Vicia peregrina subsp. curvituba Vicia peregrina subsp. peregrina
WorldFloraDB 2024