Vicia sylvatica
- This article is about the Vicia sylvatica described by Linnaeus. The plant thus named by Bentham is Vicia bakeri.
| Vicia sylvatica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Vicia |
| Species: | V. sylvatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Vicia sylvatica L. | |
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Vicia sylvatica or wood vetch is a plant species of the genus Vicia.
Description
This species is perennial with claiming stems the leaves have 6 to 10 pairs of leaflets and ends in branched tendrils. The flowers are 15 to 20 mm long arranged in racemes of up to 18 flowers. The petals are white with blue veins and the fruit is a pod or legume with only a few seeds.[1][2]
Habitat
Found in woods, rocky ground and scree.[3][2]
Distribution
This species has been recorded from much of Ireland.[4]
References
- ↑ Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. and Warburg, E.F. 1968. Second edition. Excursion Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press ISBN 0 521 04656 4
- 1 2 Webb, D.A., Parnell, J. and Doogue, D. 1996. An Irish Flora. Dundalgan Press Ltd Dundalk ISBN 0-85221-131-7
- ↑ Hackney, P. ed. 1992. Stewart and Corry's Flora of the North-east of Ireland. Third Edition. Institute of Irish Studies. The Queen's University of Belfast. ISBN 0 85389 446 9
- ↑ Scannell, M.J.P. and Synnott, D.M. 1972 Census Catalogue of the Flora of Ireland. Dublin. The Stationery Office
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