Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Vicia// Species: Vicia sativa L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001).
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Europe, most of Asia, North and East Africa; introduced elsewhere according to the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Habitat: Found in pastures, grasslands, on rocks, in sparse bushland vegetation, near roads.
Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.
Vicia sativa – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vicia sativa – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vicia sativa – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vicia sativa – flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vicia sativa – flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vicia sativa – flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vicia sativa – flower and leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vicia sativa – leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vicia sativa – habit in habitat. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Vicia sativa – habit in habitat. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vicia sativa – flowering stem. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vicia sativa – stem with flower buds. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vicia sativa – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vicia sativa – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vicia sativa – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vicia sativa – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vicia sativa – stem with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vicia sativa – stems with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vicia sativa – cauline leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vicia sativa – cauline leaf with stipules. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Vicia sativa – leaf with stipules. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
