Vicia ervilia
Vicia ervilia
Safety & Hazards
One report says that the seed might be poisonous[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. ]. The seeds are considered poisonous to pigs and are dangerous to cattle at the time when the pods are nearing maturity and are still moist[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ].
Botanical Description
Vicia ervilia is an erect to trailing, few to much-branched annual plant growing 20 - 90cm tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. Vicia ervilia was one of the earliest cultivated crops in human history, with records dating back to 7,000 BCE[ 1128 Title Revision of Vicia L. (Leguminosae) in Central Anatolia, Turkey. Publication Author Okan Kaan Binzat Website http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12615083/index.pdf Publisher Year 2012 ISBN Description A thesis submitted to the Graduate School of Natural and Allpied Sciences of Middle east Technical University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences ]. Though it has largelt fallen out of favour as a food crop, it is still cultivated as a minor food crop of diminishing importance in the Mediterranean area, in Near and Middle East countries, formerly also in southern parts of Central Europe and sometimes in western USA. The recent main producer is Turkey, from which grains are exported to W Europe. Nowadays it is used mainly as a forage plant (green fodder, grains, especially for sheep)[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. Vicia ervilia is a widespread species with no apparent threats and a stable population trend. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. The plant is often found as a weed amongst cereal crops[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].