Vicia peregrina L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Vicia // Species: Vicia peregrina L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (2001).

Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from the Mediterranean to Central Asia, India and Vietnam according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).

Habitat:  Found in open habitats- grasslands, pastures and shrublands.

Flowering period:  Late spring – early summer: APR, MAY, JUN.

Vicia peregrina – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina – flowering stem. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina – flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina – flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina – flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina – flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina – flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina – flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina – stem, flower, stipules and leaflets of leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina – stem, flower, stipules and leaflets of leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina – leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina – leaflets. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina – leaflets. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina – leaf tendril. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina – habit. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina – habit. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina – habit. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina – flower. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina – flower. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina – flower. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina – flower. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina –standard of flower. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina – pods. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina – leaf. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina – leaf. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Vicia peregrina – stem with cauline leaf and stipules. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. 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.

Vicia peregrina L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:525037-1 [Accessed 18.06.2021].

Last update: 11.12.2022.

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