Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Vicia// Species: Vicia sparsiflora L.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Ball (1968 in Tutin et al.) and Micevski (2001).
Lifeform: Annual plant. Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Temperate Eurasia to Indian Subcontinent, North Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Pastures, clearings of forests, along rivers, up to c. 1500 m altitude.
Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL.
Vicia tetrasperma – habit. Osogovo – “Emirichka” River, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vicia tetrasperma – habit. Osogovo – “Emirichka” River, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia tetrasperma – habit. Osogovo – “Emirichka” River, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia tetrasperma – flower. Osogovo – “Emirichka” River, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia tetrasperma – flowers. Osogovo – “Emirichka” River, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia tetrasperma – flower. Osogovo – “Emirichka” River, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia tetrasperma – flower. Osogovo – “Emirichka” River, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia tetrasperma – leaf. Osogovo – “Emirichka” River, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia tetrasperma – flower. Osogovo – “Emirichka” River, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia tetrasperma – flower. Osogovo – “Emirichka” River, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia tetrasperma – flowers. Osogovo – “Emirichka” River, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia tetrasperma – pod. Osogovo – “Emirichka” River, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia tetrasperma – leaf. Osogovo – “Emirichka” River, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia tetrasperma – stem with leaf. Osogovo – “Emirichka” River, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia tetrasperma – stem with leaf. Osogovo – “Emirichka” River, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia tetrasperma – leaf. Osogovo – “Emirichka” River, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia tetrasperma – leaf. Osogovo – “Emirichka” River, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia tetrasperma – leaf. Osogovo – “Emirichka” River, 08.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Vicia L. Ball, P.W. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2: Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 129 – 136.
Vicia L. Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1202 – 1231.
