Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Vicia// Species: Vicia sepium L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ball in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski (2001).
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.
Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL.
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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.
