Vicia amoena
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Vicia |
| Species: | V. amoena
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Vicia amoena or lovely vetch is a plant in the genus Vicia.[1][2][3]
Description
[edit]This plant is a herbaceous perennial climbing plant growing 50 - 100cm tall. It has multiple branches per stem and is a scrambler. this species has heavily clustered purple vetch flowers.[1]
Habitat
[edit]This species's habitat is thickets and meadows, as well as grasslands, hills, slopes and occasionally forests.[2]
Range
[edit]This species's range is[2]
| E. Asia - northern China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia and Russia. |
Edibility
[edit]This species's leaves are eaten in Korea and sold in food markets.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Vicia amoena - Useful Temperate Plants". temperate.theferns.info. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ a b c "Vicia amoena PFAF Plant Database". pfaf.org. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "lovely vetch (Vicia amoena)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
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