Fabaceae
Vicia

Vicia hyrcanica Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

First published in Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 2: 53 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Caucasus to Central & W. Asia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Seed Collecting Guide. RBG Kew (2013-2016)

Morphology General Habit
Annual climbing herb, stems erect, 20-90 cm tall, vegetative parts glabrescent
Morphology Leaves Stipules
stipules minute, semi-sagittate to ovate
Morphology Leaves
leaflets (4-)5-8 paired, 10-35 mm long by 3-12 mm wide, oblong, elliptic or linear, apex truncate to emarginate
Morphology Leaves Rachis
rachis ending in a branched tendril
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
flowers solitary or in pairs
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
flowers 17-20 mm long; calyx 7-12 mm long, glabrous to sparsely pilose, mouth open, teeth unequal, longer or shorter than tube; corolla yellow with dark veins, standard limb slightly shorter than claw
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
pod 21-40 mm long, glabrous, oblong to linear, slightly compressed, apex with a short beak
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
3-6 per pod, hilum about 1/8 of perimeter.
Ecology
cultivated areas, especially irrigated fields, disturbed ground. altitude 1100 - 2400 m
Distribution
Central Asia, Caucasus, Iran and Iraq. data deficient
Phenology
Flower (april - june), fruit (may - august)
[SCG]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176125/1434075

Conservation
DD - data deficient
[IUCN]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Annual, Climbing/Not climbing, Herb
Vernacular
Goroshek Girkanski
[ILDIS]

Uses

Use
Weed
[ILDIS]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Seed Collection Guides

    • Seed Collection Guides
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0