Fabaceae FAMILY Least Concern
Vicia lutea
Vicia lutea
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Vicia lutea is a tufted, prostrate annual plant with stems 10 - 45cm long. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food. Vicia lutea is a widespread species with no major threats and ex situ conservation in place. 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 - Britain to Portugal, east to Romania and Bulgaria; W. Asia - Turkey, the Caucasus, Iran, Levant; N. Africa - Macaronesia, Morocco to Egypt
HabitatCliffs and shingle near the sea[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ]. Disturbed and agricultural land, and open woodland; at elevations up to 2,180 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. ].