Vicia grandiflora

Botanical Description

Vicia grandiflora is an annual to biennial plant growing 25 - 80cm tall; the ascending stems are often branched from the base, they often cling to the surrounding vegetation, attaching themselves by means of tendrils[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harveted from the wild for local use as a food. It is grown in the eastern USA as a winter annual for green manuring and as pasture crop and is recommended also in other countries[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. Vicia grandiflora is a widespread species, occurring across Europe and temperate Asia; it is stable throughout its range and with no apparent threats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].