Fabaceae FAMILY

Vicia nipponica

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Vicia nipponica is a herbaceous perennial plant with rather stiff, ascending stems 30 - 80cm long[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Russian Far East, Japan

HabitatGrows all over Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ].