Vicia dumetorum

Vicia dumetorum
Flowers of Vicia dumetorum at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Fabeae
Genus:	Vicia
Species:	V. dumetorum
Binomial name
Vicia dumetorum L.
Synonyms
Vicia variegata Gilib.

Vicia dumetorum is a species of legume in the vetch genus.

Description

Vicia dumetorum can reach a height of 60–200 centimetres (24–79 in). This herbaceous perennial, erect plant is quite rare and variable. Leaves are pinnate, with 3-5 pairs of ovate leaflets, 1.5–4 centimetres (0.59–1.57 in) long. It produces stalked clusters with 3-12 bluish-violet flowers. They bloom from May to June.

Distribution

This species is present in Central, Northern and Eastern Europe and in the Western Asia.

Habitat

Vicia dumetorum can be found in calcareous mountainous woodland, in deciduous, open woodlands and in hedgerows at elevation of 0–1,000 metres (0–3,281 ft) above sea level. The name of the species comes from the Latin 'dumetum' (bush, hedge, bush) with reference to the habitat.

References

• Sanna Black-Samuelsson and Stefan Andersson - Relationship between Reaction Norm Variation and RAPD Diversity in Vicia dumetorum International Journal of Plant Sciences Vol. 158, No. 5 (Sep., 1997
• Biolib
• Alien Plants of Belgium
• Infoflora