Vicia pseudocracca Bertol.

Spice In the field

Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Vicia

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Menorca. Formentera. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): West Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte. Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Wild olive trees and other sclerophyllous shrublands. Juniperus phoenicea subsp. turbinata forest. Pine wood and shrubland with rosemary and thyme garigue. Cultivated soils.

Characteristics: Climbing herb has flower racemes whitish violet in colour, less than eight in number. (Vicia dasycarpa usually more than 10) which can grow up to 2 cm in length. The leaves, like those of other Vicia sps. Are divided into an even number of foliolates. Flowers in spring.