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Vicia

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Also known as vetches

Vicia is a genus of over 240 species of flowering plants that are part of the legume family (Fabaceae), and which are commonly known as vetches. Vicia species are native to Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas.

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Vicia is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae, commonly known as vetch. It was described by Linnaeus in 1753 and is classified within the order Fabales and class Magnoliopsida. The taxonomic type for the genus is Vicia sativa. The group includes approximately 150 species of annual or perennial climbing herbs.

These plants are distributed across the northern temperate regions and South America. Records of Vicia specimens have been documented in countries including Poland, Mexico, and the United States. The genus has been referenced by 284 other encyclopedia articles and is described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Species

vetches

Vicia

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderFabales
  5. FamilyFabaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona
Observations recorded3,586,942

蚕豆属（学名：Vicia）又称野豌豆属，是蝶形花科下的一个属，为一年生或多年生、缠绕草本植物。该属共有约150种，分布于北温带和南美。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
4,938
With media
3,395
Family
Fabaceae
Collections
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, INECOL, ECOSUR, FCB-BUAP, GH, IBUNAM
Recorded in
Poland, Mexico, United States
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Research

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Taxonomy
  • Species
  • Etymology
  • Distribution and habitat
  • Ecology
  • Toxicity
  • Uses
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links and further reading

Vicia is a genus of over 240 species of flowering plants that are part of the legume family (Fabaceae), and which are commonly known as vetches. Vicia species are native to Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas.

== Taxonomy == Some other genera of the Vicia subfamily Faboideae also have names containing "vetch", for example the vetchlings (Lathyrus) or the milk-vetches (Astragalus). The lentils are included in genus Vicia, and were formerly classified in genus Lens. The broad bean (Vicia faba) is sometimes separated in a monotypic genus Faba; although not often used today, it is of historical importance in plant taxonomy as the namesake of the order Fabales, the Fabaceae and the Faboideae. The tribe Vicieae in which the vetches are placed is named after the genus's current name. The true peas (Pisum) are among the closest living relatives of vetches.

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