Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Genus: Vicia (Vetch)
Vicia dumetorum L. - Purple Wood Vetch
Vicia pisiformis L. - Pale-Flower Vetch
Vicia sylvatica L. - Wood Vetch
Vicia cassubica L. - Danzig Vetch
Vicia orobus DC. - Wood Bitter-Vetch
Vicia cracca L. - Tufted Vetch
Vicia tenuifolia Roth - Fine-Leaved Vetch
Vicia villosa Roth - Fodder Vetch
Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb. - Smooth Tare
Vicia parviflora Cav. - Slender Tare
Vicia hirsuta (L.) Gray - Hairy Tare
Vicia articulata Hornem. - Oneflower Vetch
Vicia sepium L. - Bush Vetch
Vicia grandiflora Scop. - Large-Flowered Vetch
Vicia sativa L. - Common Vetch
Vicia lathyroides L. - Spring Vetch
Vicia lutea L. - Yellow-Vetch
Vicia pannonica Crantz - Hungarian Vetch
Vicia narbonensis L. - Narbonne Vetch
Vicia oroboides Wulfen - Pale Vetch
Vicia faba L. - Broad Bean
30–60 cm tall. inflorescence: racemose, with a short stalk or sessile, 1–6‑flowered. flowers:
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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Artificial occurences |
The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, intensively used grassland