Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Vicia// Species: Vicia bithynica (L.) L.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Micevski (2001) and Ball (1968 in Tutin et al.).
Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Azores, West Europe to the Mediterranean and Caucasus, Pakistan to West Himalaya according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Hill pastures in rural areas. Recorded in the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari.
Flowering period: Spring (APR, MAY).
Locality: Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari. Date: 10.05.2026.
Vicia bithynica – habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – flowering stems. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – flowering stems. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – flowering stems. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – flowers. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – flowers. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – flowers. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – flowers. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – flowers. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – flowers. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – spent flower and stipules. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – developing pod. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – developing pod. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – developing pod. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – leaf. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – stem and leaf. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – stem with leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – stem with leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – leaflets. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – abaxial side of leaflets. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – abaxial side of leaflets. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – tendrill. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – stem and stipules. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – stem and stipules. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – stem and stipules. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – stem and stipules. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – stem and stipules. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – stem. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scaled images. Specimens from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari. Date: 10.05.2026.
Vicia bithynica – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – flowering stem. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – flowering stem. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – flowers. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – pods. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – leaves. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – stem and stipules. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia bithynica – stipules. Scale in cm. 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. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1202–1231.
