Fabaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Vicia serratifolia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Vicia serratifolia is an erect annual plant with stems that sometimes branch from near the base; it can grow 40 - 75cm tall[ 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 seed are occasionally harvested from the wild for local use as a food, especially in times of food shortage, and have potential as a future food plant[ 1128 Title Revision of Vicia L. (Leguminosae) in Central Anatolia, Turkey. Publication Author Okan Kaan Binzat Website http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12615083/index.pdf Publisher Year 2012 ISBN Description A thesis submitted to the Graduate School of Natural and Allpied Sciences of Middle east Technical University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences ]. Vicia serratifolia is a widespread species that favours disturbed habitats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2016)[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurope - southern Germany to Portugal, east to Romania and Bulgaria; W. Asia - Turkey, Caucasus, Levant; N. Africa - Algeria

HabitatMeadows and moist places, mostly along river valleys[ 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. ]. Disturbed agricultural land and more rarely in open woodlands; at elevations up to 1,100 metres[ 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. ].