FOIBIS

Species Details -
Vicia hirsuta (L.) A. Gray  

Accepted name: Vicia hirsuta (L.) A. Gray  
Synonym(s): -Ervum   hirsutum   L.    
-Vicia   mitchelli   Raf.    
English names: Hairy Tare
Hairy Vetch
French names: Vesce hérissée
Classification: Kingdom:  Plantae
Divison:   Magnoliophyta
Class:   Magnoliopsida
Order:   Rosales
Family:   Fabaceae
OPL Code: HVICHI
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 2
Lifecycle: A
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
Ethnobotanical Notes: Seeds were used as famine food also in Germany during World War I (presumably collected from the wild)(1).
Key Characters: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
83246
General Status
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
SNA
GRANK
G?
Med Flag
Bayer Codes
VICHI
 


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