Vicia serratifolia Jacq.

French vetch (en), Vesce à feuilles dentées en scie (fr), Vesce à feuilles dentées (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Vicia

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5-0.675m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.68
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Meadows and moist places, mostly along river valleys. Disturbed agricultural land and more rarely in open woodlands; at elevations up to 1,100 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible 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°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Vicia serratifolia world distribution map, present in Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Russian Federation

Conservation status

Vicia serratifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:265105-2
WFO ID wfo-0000212794
COL ID 5BCWV
BDTFX ID 71792
INPN ID 129307
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Vicia serratifolia Vicia narbonensis subsp. serratifolia