Vicia sativa L.
(Common Vetch)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Vicia sativa ssp nigra
Narrow-leaved Vetch
(Click to open)
 		Subspecies 24 images
Vicia sativa ssp sativa
Common Vetch, Cultivated Vetch
Inflorescence (Click to open)
 		Subspecies 40 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVicia sativa (Common 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 sativa (Common Vetch) :
1: Vicia sativa (Common Vetch)
22 May 1977 OSGR: SU83 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: Inflorescence and leaf - close-upImage 2: Plant - close-up
2: Vicia sativa (Common Vetch)
6 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Plant - close-upImage 2: Flowers - enlarged
3: Vicia sativa (Common Vetch)
24 May 1970 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: Plant
4: Vicia sativa (Common Vetch)
22 May 1970 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: Plant - close-up
5: Vicia sativa (Common Vetch)
OSGR: ZZ00 44° 40’ N, 10° 40’ E United Kingdom
seeds (from commercial supplier)
Image 1: SeedsImage 2: Seeds (2)

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Vicia sativa (Common Vetch)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 20 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Vicia sativa (Common Vetch)
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