Vicia sylvatica L.
(Wood Vetch)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVicia sylvatica (Wood 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 sylvatica (Wood Vetch) :
1: Vicia sylvatica (Wood Vetch)
4 Jul 1981 OSGR: SO90 51° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: East Glos (VC 33) England
Image 1: Flowering shoot - close-upImage 2: Flowering shoot - close-up (2)Image 3: Inflorescence - close-upImage 4: Inflorescences - in bud - close-upImage 5: Shoot - close-up

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Vicia sylvatica (Wood Vetch)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Vicia sylvatica (Wood Vetch)
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