Vicia cracca
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643fdf25307b7829704837 |
| Scientific name | Vicia cracca |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Sp. Pl.: 735 (1753) |
Description Top
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Vicia cracca, also known as tufted vetch, cow vetch, bird vetch, blue vetch, or boreal vetch, is a flowering plant in the pea and bean family Fabaceae. It is native to Europe and Asia but has been introduced to other continents, including North America, where it is considered a common weed. This fast-growing plant can reach up to 2 meters in length and has pinnate leaves with 8-12 pairs of leaflets. It produces cascading purple to violet flowers that are mainly visited by bumblebees. The plant is known for its nitrogen-fixing properties and is often used as a forage crop for cattle. It is also beneficial for other plants and is a food source for bees and butterflies. However, in areas where it is not native, cow vetch can be invasive and may crowd out native plants. Its use as a cover crop and source of green manure has led to its introduction and naturalization in many areas.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Vicia tenuifolia subsp. stenophylla | Velen. | Fl. Bulg.: 163 (1891) |
| Vicia cracca var. canescens | (Maxim.) Franch. & Sav. | Enum. Pl. Jap.1: 104 (1873) |
| Vicia cracca var. japonica | Miq. | |
| Vicia oiana | Honda | Bot. Mag. (Tokyo)44: 410 (1930) |
| Cracca major | Gren. & Godr. | Bonplandia 9: 125. 1861 |
| Vicia heteropus | Freyn | Oesterr. Bot. Z.39: 438 (1889) |
| Vicia macrophylla | (Maxim.) B.Fedtsch. | V.L.Komarov (ed.), Fl. URSS13: 437 (1948) |
| Vicia oreophila | Zertova | Novit. Bot. Delect. Seminum Horti Bot. Univ. Carol. Prag.1962: 51 (1962) |
| Vicia cracca subsp. cracca | L. | |
| Vicia cracca subsp. gerardi | Gaudin | Fl. Helv.4: 506 (1829) |
| Vicia versicolor | Salisb. | Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 339 (1796) |
| Vicia hetoropus | Freyn | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 39: 438 (1889) |
| Vicia grenieri | Rouy | G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France5: 235 (1899) |
| Vicia douglassii | Torr. | Amer. J. Sci. Arts4: 66 (1822) |
| Vicia australis | Ten. | Fl. Napol.5: 112 (1836) |
| Vicia scheuzeri | Brügger | Jahresber. Naturf. Ges. Graubündens, n.s., 31(Beil.): 45 (1887-1888 publ. 1888) |
| Vicia pontica | Willd. | Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 3: 1094 (1802) |
| Cracca plumosa | Timb.-Lagr. | Bull. Soc. Sci. Phys. Nat. Toulouse3: 143 (1875) |
| Cracca vulgaris | Opiz | Seznam: 34 (1852) |
| Ervum cracca | (L.) Trautv. | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada3(1): 49 (1874) |
| Vicia hiteropus | Freyn | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 39: 438 1889 |
| Vicia cracca f. canescens | Maxim. | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans9: 82 (1859) |
| Vicia cracca var. gerardi | (Gaudin) W.D.J.Koch | Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv.1: 194 (1835) |
| Vicia tenuifolia f. laxiflora | (Griseb.) Diklic | Fl. SR Srbije4: 335 (1972) |
| Vicia cracca f. etiamalba | B.Boivin | Naturaliste Canad.87: 49 (1960) |
| Vicia cracca f. pulchra | Druce | Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles6: 484 (1922) |
| Vicia cracca subsp. kitaibeliana | (Rchb.) Soó | Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung.23: 380 (1977 publ. 1978) |
| Vicia cracca subsp. oreophila | (Chrtková) Á.Löve & D.Löve | Preslia46: 132 (1974) |
| Vicia cracca var. pulchra | (Druce) P.D.Sell | Fl. Great Britain Ireland3: 517 (2009) |
| Vicia kitaibeliana | Rchb. | Fl. Germ. Excurs.2: 768 (1832) |
| Vicia cracca f. leucantha | Nakai | Bot. Mag. (Tokyo)25: 55 (1911) |
| Vicia cracca f. macrophylla | Maxim. | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans9: 82 (1859) |
| Vicia cracca f. pallidiflora | Maxim. | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans9: 82 (1859) |
| Vicia cracca subsp. galloprovincinalis | Asch. & Graebn. | Syn. Mitteleur. Fl.6(2): 932 (1909) |
| Vicia cracca subsp. imbricata | Rouy | G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France5: 233 (1899) |
| Vicia cracca subsp. vulgaris | Schinz & R.Keller | Fl. Schweiz, ed. 3, 1: 329 (1909) |
| Vicia cracca var. alpina | Rouy | G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France5: 233 (1899) |
| Vicia cracca var. leucantha | (Nakai) Nakai | Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo31: 65 (1952) |
| Vicia cracca var. linearis | Peterm. | Fl. Lips. Excurs.: 548 (1838) |
| Vicia cracca var. nana | Gaudin | Fl. Helv.4: 505 (1829) |
| Vicia cracca var. peudocassubica | Klett & Richt. | Fl. Leipzig: 599 (1830) |
| Vicia cracca var. plumosa | (Timb.-Lagr.) Rouy | G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France5: 233 (1899) |
| Vicia tenuifolia var. laxiflora | Griseb. | Spic. Fl. Rumel.1: 83 (1843) |
| Vicia cracca f. humilis | Neuman | Bot. Not.1887: 16 (1887) |
| Cracca major | Godr. & Gren. | Fl. France Corse1: 468 (1849) |
| Vicia cracca subsp. stenophylla | (Velen.) P.H.Davis & Plitmann | P.H.Davis (ed.), Fl. Turkey3: 284 (1970) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | boreal vetch |
| English | cow vetch |
| English | tufted vetch |
| English | bird vetch |
| English | blue vetch |
| Spanish | alverja silvestre |
| Spanish | alverja |
| Spanish | arveja |
| Spanish | alberjacas |
| Spanish | algarrobilla de monte |
| Spanish | alvejón |
| Spanish | alverjana |
| Spanish | alverjón |
| Spanish | arbeja de caballo |
| Spanish | arveja silvestre |
| Spanish | arverjas |
| Spanish | becilla |
| Spanish | haba-cracca |
| Spanish | mata soberbia |
| Spanish | verza |
| Spanish | vesa |
| Spanish | veza |
| Spanish | zapatetas locas |
| Arabic | افاقى |
| Arabic | بيقية معنقدة |
| Arabic | دندران |
| Belarusian | Мышачы гарох |
| Belarusian | Гарошак мышыны |
| Belarusian | Гарох мышыны |
| Bulgarian | птича глушина |
| Catalan | garlanda comuna |
| Czech | vikev ptačí |
| Welsh | ffacbysen y berth |
| Danish | musevikke |
| German | gewöhnliche vogel-wicke |
| German | vogel-wicke |
| German | vogelwicke |
| Esperanto | vicio birda |
| Esperanto | birda vicio |
| Estonian | harilik hiirehernes |
| Persian | ماشک کلاغی |
| Finnish | hiirenvirna |
| Finnish | hiirenherne |
| French | vesce à épis |
| French | vesce craque |
| French | vesce cracca |
| frp | pesèt |
| frp | pesèta |
| frp | pês-de-bots |
| frr | blä kaatstört |
| Irish | peasair na luch |
| Upper Sorbian | dźiwja woka |
| Upper Sorbian | ptača woka |
| Upper Sorbian | sočk |
| Upper Sorbian | wočka |
| Armenian | Արտին |
| Icelandic | umfeðmingur |
| Japanese | クサフジ |
| Cornish | gwegbys tosek |
| Lithuanian | mėlynžiedis vikis |
| Latvian | vanagu vīķis |
| Macedonian | птичја глушина |
| Macedonian | птичји граор |
| mrj | Каля пырса |
| Norwegian Bokmål | fuglevikke |
| Dutch | vogelwikke |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | fuglevikke |
| olo | hiirenherneh |
| os | Хъæддаг хъæдур |
| Polish | wyka ptasia |
| Russian | Горох гусиный |
| Russian | Горошек мышиный |
| Russian | Вязель |
| Russian | Вика мышиная |
| Russian | Горошек гадючий |
| Russian | Горошек крупнолистный |
| se | sáhpal |
| se | fierbmerássi |
| Slovak | vika vtáčia |
| Slovenian | ptičja grašica |
| Swedish | kråkvicker |
| udm | Шыркӧжы |
| Ukrainian | Горошок мишачий |
| vep | hirenherneh |
| Vietnamese | liên đậu |
| Chinese | 多花野碗豆 |
| Chinese | 阿尔泰野豌豆 |
| Chinese | 广布野豌豆 |
| Chinese | 落豆秧 |
| Chinese | 西藏凹乳芹根 |
| Chinese | 阿爾泰野豌豆 |
| Chinese | 草藤 |
| Chinese | 光叶苕子 |
| Chinese | 蓝花苕子 |
| Chinese | 多花野豌豆 |
Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Vicia cracca subsp. gerardii |
Germination/Propagation Top
Suggest a correction or add new data!| Sow seeds at 20°C, expecting germination within 3 months without further temperature treatment. |
| Requires Soaking: These seeds need to be soaked in warm water until they swell, which can take 24-48 hours. Seeds that float are usually not viable and should be discarded, along with the soaking water. |
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
No distribution data was extracted from POWO/KEW yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000214046 |
| Canadensys | 5943 |
| USDA Plants | VICR |
| Tropicos | 13034716 |
| INPN | 129147 |
| Flora of Italy | 2420 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30263827-2 |
| The Plant List | ild-9103 |
| Plantarium | 40401 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 539541 |
| Observations.org | 7634 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 3905 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0000003283 |
| Nature Serve | 2.143230 |
| IPNI | 73031-3 |
| iNaturalist | 52471 |
| GBIF | 2975287 |
| Freebase | /m/03h8x7 |
| WisFlora | 5379 |
| EPPO | VICCR |
| EOL | 704171 |
| Elurikkus | 8176 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 8262 |
| USDA GRIN | 300659 |
| Wikipedia | Vicia_cracca |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Styrenes | |||||
| 2-Methoxy-6-(2-phenylethenyl)pyran-4-one | 85272275 | Click to see COC1=CC(=O)C=C(O1)C=CC2=CC=CC=C2 | 228.24 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(96)00772-8 |
| 2-methoxy-6-[(E)-2-phenylethenyl]pyran-4-one | 10799349 | Click to see COC1=CC(=O)C=C(O1)C=CC2=CC=CC=C2 | 228.24 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(96)00772-8 |
| > Benzenoids / Phenol ethers / Anisoles | |||||
| 2-methoxy-6-[(E)-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethenyl]pyran-4-one | 10587288 | Click to see COC1=CC=C(C=C1)C=CC2=CC(=O)C=C(O2)OC | 258.27 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(96)00772-8 |
| 2-Methoxy-6-[2-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethenyl]pyran-4-one | 85196120 | Click to see COC1=CC=C(C=C1)C=CC2=CC(=O)C=C(O2)OC | 258.27 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(96)00772-8 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols | |||||
| Kaempferol | 5280863 | Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O | 286.24 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00598367 |
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| In public collections | 0 |