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Taxon:  Vicia orobus DC.



Summary
Genus:
Vicia
Subgenus:
Vicilla
Section:
Cassubicae
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Fabeae
Nomen number:
41544
Place of publication:
J. B. P. A. M. de Lamarck & A. P. de Candolle, Fl. franç. ed. 3, 5:577. 1815
Verified:
10/28/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Allkin, R. et al. 1986. Names and synonyms of species and subspecies in the Vicieae: issue 3. Vicieae Database Project 7:64.
  3. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  4. Smythies, B. E. Flora of Spain and the Balearic Islands: checklist of vascular plants. Englera 3:1-882. 1984-1986
  5. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980
Common names
English
wood bitter vetch –
Swedish
ljungvicker –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
Native
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Belgium, Switzerland, Germany
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=41544. Accessed 1 May 2026.

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