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Summary
Physical Characteristics
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Vicia_tenuifolia is a PERENNIAL.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile.
It can fix Nitrogen.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
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Synonyms
Cracca tenuifolia. Vicia cracca subsp. tenuifolia. Ervum tenuifolium. Vicia brachytropis.
Plant Habitats
Edible Uses
A vegetable[177]. No more details are given, it is likely to be either the young shoots or the seeds that are used[K].
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Medicinal Uses
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None known
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Other Uses
This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby[200]. Dynamic accumulator.
Special Uses
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Cultivation details
Succeeds in any well-drained soil in a sunny position if the soil is reliably moist throughout the growing season, otherwise it is best grown in semi-shade[200].
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Plant Propagation
Pre-soak the seed for 24 hours in warm water and then sow in situ in spring or autumn.
Other Names
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Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran (north), Iraq (north), Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey (east), Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation (Checheno-Ingushetia, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karacaevo-Cerkesskaja Respublika, Krasnodar, North Ossetia, Stavropol), Russian Federation (Altay, Chelyabinsk, Gorno-Altay, Hakasija, Respublika, Kemerovskaja oblast, Krasnoyarsk, Kurganskaja oblast, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Sverdlovsk, Tomsk, Tyumen, Tyva, Respublika), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia (north), China (Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu), Korea TROPICAL ASIA: India (northwest), Nepal, Pakistan (north), Vietnam (north) EUROPE: Denmark, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Russian Federation (Baškortostan, Respublika, Cuvašskaja Respublika, Kalmykija, Respublika, Mordovija, Respublika, Tatarstan, Udmurtia, Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaliningrad, Kalužskaja oblast, Kursk, Lipeckaja oblast, Moscow, Orel, Orenburg, Penza, Perm, Pskovskaja oblast, Rostov, Ryazan, Saratov, Smolensk, Tambov, Tula, Ulyanovsk, Volgogradskaja oblast, Voronezh), Ukraine (incl. Krym), Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania, Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal AFRICA: Algeria, Morocco
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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