Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Vicia// Species: Vicia sepium L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (2001) and Ball (1968 in Tutin et al.).
Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to Siberia, China and West Himalaya; Morocco according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010).
Habitat: Moist habitats in the European beech forests belt – near mountain streams, wet grasslands. Recorded from 900 to 1500 m altitude.
Flowering period: Summer (JUN, JUL).
Locality: Ponikva.
Vicia sepium – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – flowering stem with inflorescences. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – flowering stem with inflorescences. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – flowering stems with inflorescences. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – inflorescences. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – side view of flowers and calyx. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – side view of flowers and calyx. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – side view of flowers and calyx. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – stems and leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – stem and leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – stem and leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – tendril of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – tendril of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – stipules. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – stipules. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – stipules. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – stipules. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – lower part of stem. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – lower part of stem. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – stem base. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – stem base. Osogovo – Ponikva, 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – developing pod. Osogovo – Ponikva, 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – developing pods. Osogovo – Ponikva, 08.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: “Shtalkovichka” River near the “Shtalkovica” waterfall.
Vicia sepium – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River, near the “Shtalkovica” waterfall, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River, near the “Shtalkovica” waterfall, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – stem with flowers. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River, near the “Shtalkovica” waterfall, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – flowers. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River, near the “Shtalkovica” waterfall, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – flowers. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River, near the “Shtalkovica” waterfall, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – side view of flowers. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River, near the “Shtalkovica” waterfall, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River, near the “Shtalkovica” waterfall, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River, near the “Shtalkovica” waterfall, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – tendril. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River, near the “Shtalkovica” waterfall, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River, near the “Shtalkovica” waterfall, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River, near the “Shtalkovica” waterfall, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – stem, leaf petiole and stipules. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River, near the “Shtalkovica” waterfall, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sepium – stem and stipules. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River, near the “Shtalkovica” waterfall, 13.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Ball, P. W. 1968. Vicia L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 129–136.
Micevski, K. 2001. Vicia L., The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1202–1231.
