Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ball in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski (2001) as Vicia incana Gouan, Fl. Monspl. 189 (1765). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010) is Vicia cracca subsp. incana (Gouan) Rouy, Fl. France 5: 234. 1899.
Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Europe – parts of Central and East Europe to South and Southeast Europe according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010). Also native to Turkey and Syria according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).
Habitat: Clearings and edges of forests, from c. 800 up to 1500 m altitude.
Flowering period: Spring – summer MAY, JUN, JUL.
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