Vicia tenuifolia subsp. dalmatica (A. Kern.) Greuter (syn. Vicia dalmatica Kerner)

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Vicia // Species: Vicia tenuifolia Roth// Subspecies: Vicia tenuifolia subsp. dalmatica (A. Kern.) Greuter

Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001) as Vicia dalmatica Kerner. This taxon is considered a subspecies of Vicia tenuifolia Roth by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010).

Lifeform: Perennial. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Italy, East Central and Southeast Europe to East Mediterranean according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).

Habitat:  Found in open habitats- grassland, bushland, clearings of mixed oak forests.

Flowering period:  Late spring – summer (MAY, JUN, JUL).

References:

Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Vicia dalmatica A.Kern. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:524681-1 [Accessed 11.07.2021].

Vicia tenuifolia subsp. dalmatica. The Euro+Med PlantBase. Sourse: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS). Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=88298&PTRefFk=8500000 [Accessed 11.07.2021].