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*Vicia sepium*, commonly known as bush vetch, is a species of perennial, herbaceous vine within the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the genus *Vicia* and is classified in the order Fabales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The plant serves various uses, including as a medicinal plant, vegetable, and fodder.
The taxon range includes Beijing, China, and Xinjiang. According to the Encyclopedia of Life, it is also distributed in Korea, Japan, Russia, and the southwest and northwest regions of mainland China, typically growing at elevations between 1,000 and 2,200 meters on slopes or in forest edge grasslands. The species has been introduced to locations such as the Falkland Islands, Greenland, India, Korea, Mongolia, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, and parts of Russia.
The IUCN Red List assessed the conservation status of *Vicia sepium* as Least Concern in 2019.
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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
野豌豆（学名：Vicia sepium）为豆科野豌豆属的植物。分布于朝鲜、日本、俄罗斯以及中国大陆的西南、西北等地，生长于海拔1,000米至2,200米的地区，多生在山坡或林缘草丛，目前已由人工引种栽培。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3,766
- With media
- 2,507
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Collections
- MEL, MICH, TROM, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
- Recorded in
- Romania, Sweden, Spain, Germany, Norway, Russian Federation, Australia, United Kingdom
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- vine
- Parent taxon
- Vicia
- Image
- Vicia sepium - aed-hiirehernes.jpg
- Has use
- fodder
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- Commons category
- Vicia sepium
- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Vicia sepium
- taxon common name
- obplotna grašica
- Commons gallery
- Vicia sepium
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon range
- China
- short name
- V. sepium
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Encyclopedic overview
Vicia sepium or bush vetch is a species of flowering plant in the pea and bean family Fabaceae. A nitrogen-fixing, perennial, leguminous climbing plant that grows in hedgerows, grasslands, the edges of woodland, roadsides and rough ground. It occurs in western Europe, Crimea of Ukraine, Russia including Siberia, Caucasus and Central Asia. It can also be found in eastern Canada, north-eastern states of the USA and, where suitable habitat occurs, in Greenland. It is native to, and has been recorded in, almost all parts of Britain, Ireland and associated islands.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vicia sepium” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.