Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Vicia// Species: Vicia lathyroides L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001).
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Europe, West Asia and Northwest Africa (Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Found in pastures, grasslands, on rocks, in sparse bushland vegetation.
Flowering period: Spring (MAR, APR, MAY).
Vicia lathyroides – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 01.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia lathyroides – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia lathyroides – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia lathyroides – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 01.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia lathyroides – flowering stems. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 01.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia lathyroides – flowering stem. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia lathyroides – stem with flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia lathyroides – flowering stem. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 01.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia lathyroides – stem with flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia lathyroides – pod. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 20.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia lathyroides – pods. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia lathyroides – pod. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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