Vicia cracca L.
(Tufted Vetch)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVicia cracca (Tufted Vetch)
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)
Records of Vicia cracca (Tufted Vetch) :
1: Vicia cracca (Tufted Vetch)
5 Aug 2001 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: PlantImage 2: Plant (2)Image 3: Flowering shootImage 4: FlowersImage 5: InflorescenceImage 6: Inflorescence (2)Image 7: Inflorescence - enlargedImage 8: Leaf base and stipuleImage 9: Leaf tip - magnifiedImage 10: Leaf tip showing tendrilsImage 11: LeavesImage 12: Seed - hilar view - magnifiedImage 13: Seed - magnifiedImage 14: Seed podsImage 15: Seed pods and flowersImage 16: Seeds in half-podImage 17: Seed surface - magnifiedImage 18: Tendrils
2: Vicia cracca (Tufted Vetch)
17 Jul 1977 OSGR: SU73 51° 10’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: Flowering shoot - close-upImage 2: PlantImage 3: Plant - close-up
3: Vicia cracca (Tufted Vetch)
10 Jul 1977 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Flowering shoot - close-upImage 2: Inflorescence - close-up
4: Vicia cracca (Tufted Vetch)
7 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ31 50° 60’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Inflorescence - close-up
5: Vicia cracca (Tufted Vetch)
25 Jun 1970 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: Plant

Vicia cracca (Tufted Vetch) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Vicia cracca (Tufted Vetch)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 31 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Vicia cracca (Tufted Vetch)
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