Vicia sativa, known as the common vetch, garden vetch, tare or simply vetch, is a nitrogen-fixing leguminous plant in the family Fabaceae. It is now naturalised throughout the world occurring on every continent, except Antarctica and the Arctic. [3]

The common vetch (Vicia sativa L.) is an annual scrambling and climbing legume. It has a slender highly branched taproot that can go down to 1-1.5 m deep. Its stems are thin, angled, procumbent and branched, reaching up to 2 m. The leaves are compound with 3-8 pairs of opposite leaflets and 2-3 terminal tendrils that help climbing.

Vicia is a genus of over 240 species of flowering plants that are part of the legume family (Fabaceae), and which are commonly known as vetches. Member species are native to Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Africa.

It is a scrambling annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Vicia sativa Linnaeus Common Names: Vetch, common vetch, garden vetch, tare, spring-vetch, winter tare, arveja (Spanish) (2,5,8,15). Etymology: Vicia is the Latin word for “vetch”, and sativa means “planted, cultivated” (4). Botanical synonyms: Vicia alba, V. bacla, V. bobartii, V. canadensis, V. communis, V. cordata,

Fabaceae: Vicia. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora, Strelitzia 30: 398 - 398. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.

Learn about the scientific name of the Vicia sativa, its common names, local names and detailed information on its physical characteristics, taxonomy, and distribution in the Plantae domain.

Sep 13, 2023 · wfo-0000183207 Vicia alba Moench Methodus (Moench) 148. 1794 [4 May 1794] This name is a synonym of Vicia sativa L. by Fabaceae .

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Vicia

Planta anual, +- pubescent; hílum que ocupa 7/5 - 7/6 de la circumferència de la grana.