Vicia L.
(vetches)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Vicia bithynica
Bithynian Vetch
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 		Species 22 images
Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch
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 		Species 25 images
Vicia hirsuta
Hairy Tare
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 		Species 5 images
Vicia lutea
Yellow Vetch, Yellow-vetch
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 		Species 18 images 1 ident. refs
Vicia parviflora
Slender Tare
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 		Species 18 images
Vicia sativa
Common Vetch
Inflorescence (Click to open)
 		Species 2 subtaxa 72 images
Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch
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 		Species 26 images
Vicia sylvatica
Wood Vetch
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 		Species 5 images
Vicia tetrasperma
Smooth Tare
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 		Species 28 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusVicia (vetches)
SubfamilyFABOIDEAE (vetches, peas and beans)
FamilyFABACEAE (vetches, peas, beans, accacias, wattles and sennas)
OrderFABALES (vetches, peas, beans and milkworts)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Vicia Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Vicia (vetches) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Vicia (vetches)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 225 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Vicia (vetches)
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