Vicia sativa L.
var. angustifolia L.

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Synonyms:	subsp. sativa sensu D72 Vicia angustifolia L. Vicia sativa L. subsp. nigra (L.) Ehrh.
Common names:
Frequency:	Local
Status:	Introduced
Description:	Climbing or sprawling annual herb to 80 cm. Leaves paripinnate with 3-8 pairs of leaflets, the rhachis usually terminating in a branched tendril; leaflets linear to oblong or obcordate, mucronate. Inflorescence subsessile with 1-2(-4) flowers per inflorescence. Corolla 10-30 mm, light reddish-purple, bluish or mauve. Pod 25-50 mm, brownish-black.
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Derivation of specific name:	sativa: cultivated, not wild
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Worldwide distribution:	Widespread in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,C,E
Growth form:	A
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Content last updated:	Sunday 14 January 2007
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Other sources of information about Vicia sativa:

African Plant Database: Vicia sativa
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Vicia sativa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Vicia sativa
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Vicia sativa
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Vicia sativa
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Vicia sativa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Vicia sativa
JSTOR Plant Science: Vicia sativa
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Vicia sativa
Tropicos: Vicia sativa
West African Plants database: Vicia sativa

Vicia sativa L. var. angustifolia L.