Fabaceae FAMILY

Vicia pseudo-orobus

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Vicia pseudo-orobus is a herbaceous perennial plant with stems 50 - 150cm long that scramble over the ground, climbing into the surrounding vegetation where they attach 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its flowers.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - eastern Siberia, Russian Far East, Mongolia, China, Japan, Korea

HabitatShrubberies, dry slopes and forest edges[ 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. ]. Hill slopes, bush-woods and forests; at elevations from 800 - 2,000 metres in northern and western China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].