Vicia Vicia

Vicia - Definition and Overview
Vicia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Fabales
Family:Fabaceae
Subfamily:Faboideae
Tribe:Vicieae
Genus:Vicia
Species

 includes:
 V. bithynica (bithynian vetch)
 V. cracca (cow vetch)
 V. cassubica (Danzig vetch)
 V. dumetorem
 V. faba (broad bean)
 V. hirsuita (hairy tare)
 V. lathyroides (spring vetch)
 V. lutea (yellow vetch)
 V. narbonensis
 V. orobus (upright vetch)
 V. pannonica
 V. pisiformis (tufted vetch)
 V. sativa (common vetch)
 V. sepium (bush vetch)
 V. sylvatica (wood vetch)
 V. tenuifolia (fine-leaved vetch)
 V. tenuissima (slender tare)
 V. tetrasperma (smooth tare)
 V. villosa (fodder vetch)

Vicia is a large genus of the family Fabaceae. One species, Vicia faba, commonly known as broad or fava bean is cultivated for human consumption, while a number of other species are cultivated as forage for livestock or green manure. Other species are wild flowers.

Reference

The Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe; by R and A Fitter; publisher Collins 1974.

External link

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