Vicia sylvatica L.

Wood vetch (en), Ervilier des forêts (fr), Vesce des forêts (fr), Vesce des bois (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Vicia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 1.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses forage medicinal
Edible seeds
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

Habit

Vicia sylvatica habit picture by Jiří Voříšek (cc-by-sa)
Vicia sylvatica habit picture by Clément Couloigner (cc-by-sa)
Vicia sylvatica habit picture by Jean-François Baudin (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Vicia sylvatica leaf picture by De Mitri Giacomo (cc-by-sa)
Vicia sylvatica leaf picture by romain charles (cc-by-sa)
Vicia sylvatica leaf picture by Clément Couloigner (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Vicia sylvatica flower picture by Lubomir Hubicka (cc-by-sa)
Vicia sylvatica flower picture by Lubomir Hubicka (cc-by-sa)
Vicia sylvatica flower picture by coene sarah (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Vicia sylvatica world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova (Republic of), Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Sweden, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:525181-1
WFO ID wfo-0000214067
COL ID 5BCX6
BDTFX ID 71805
INPN ID 129319
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Vicioides sylvatica Vicia halleri Vicia tetragona Vicilla sylvatica Ervilia sylvatica Cracca sylvatica Ervum silvaticum Wiggersia sylvatica Vicia sylvatica