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Vicia sativa subsp. nigra

(L.) Ehrh. (1780)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Vicia

common vetch, spring vetch, vetch

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Synonyms (107)

Cracca timbaliana Debeaux (1881)
Vicia abyssinica Alef. (1861)
Vicia amphicarpa f. albiflora (Merino) Merino (1912)
Vicia amphicarpa f. hortensis (Merino) Merino (1912)
Vicia amphicarpa f. microcarpa Merino (1912)
Vicia amphicarpa f. parvifolia Merino (1912)
Vicia amphicarpa f. paui (Merino) Merino (1912)
Vicia amphicarpa f. uliginosa (Merino) Merino (1912)
Vicia amphicarpa f. varia Merino (1912)
Vicia amphicarpa subvar. latifolia Merino (1912)
Vicia angustifolia L. (1759)
Vicia angustifolia f. albiflora Merino (1905)
Vicia angustifolia f. hortensis (Merino) Merino (1905)
Vicia angustifolia f. paui (Merino) Merino (1905)
Vicia angustifolia f. uliginosa (Merino) Merino (1905)
Vicia angustifolia proles thompsonii A.Reyn. (1908)
Vicia angustifolia subsp. bobartii (E.Forst.) Corb. (1894)
Vicia angustifolia subsp. heterophylla (C.Presl) Braun-Blanq. (1933)
Vicia angustifolia subsp. pseudoangustifolia (Rouy) Tardío (1998)
Vicia angustifolia subsp. segetalis (Thuill.) Nyman (1878)
Vicia angustifolia subsp. uncinata (Desv.) Berher (1887)
Vicia angustifolia subvar. glabra Rouy (1899)
Vicia angustifolia subvar. roseiflora Rouy (1899)
Vicia angustifolia var. amphicarpa Alef. (1862)
Vicia angustifolia var. arvensis Boenn. (1824)
Vicia angustifolia var. aterrima Alef. (1861)
Vicia angustifolia var. bobartii (E.Forst.) W.D.J.Koch (1835)
Vicia angustifolia var. forsteri Lange (1865)
Vicia angustifolia var. gracilis Alef. (1861)
Vicia angustifolia var. hortensis Merino (1904)
Vicia angustifolia var. lucida Alef. (1861)
Vicia angustifolia var. lutescens Corb. (1894)
Vicia angustifolia var. major Wimm. & Grab. (1829)
Vicia angustifolia var. minor (Bertol.) Ohwi (1943)
Vicia angustifolia var. parviflora Rouy (1899)
Vicia angustifolia var. ramstadina Alef. (1861)
Vicia angustifolia var. segetalis (Thuill.) Hartm. (1832)
Vicia angustifolia var. sylvestris Boenn. (1824)
Vicia angustifolia var. uliginosa Merino (1901)
Vicia angustifolia var. umbricola Pau (1910)
Vicia angustifolia var. uncinata Rouy (1899)
Vicia angustifolia var. willkommii Alef. (1861)
Vicia austroccidentalis Bomble & G.H.Loos (2004)
Vicia basilei Sennen & Mauricio (1936)
Vicia bobartii E.Forst. (1830)
Vicia communis proles angustifolia (L.) Rouy (1899)
Vicia communis proles heterophylla (C.Presl) Rouy (1899)
Vicia communis proles maculata (C.Presl) Rouy (1899)
Vicia communis var. linearis Lange (1865)
Vicia communis var. parviflora Rouy (1899)
Vicia communis var. pseudoangustifolia Rouy (1899)
Vicia communis var. segetalis (Thuill.) Rouy (1899)
Vicia communis var. uncinata Rouy (1899)
Vicia consobrina Pomel (1874)
Vicia cuneata Guss. (1828)
Vicia cuneiformis Tourlet (1908)
Vicia debilis Pérez Lara (1882)
Vicia helvetica Ser. (1825)
Vicia heterophylla C.Presl (1822)
Vicia heterophylla f. macrocarpa Merino (1909)
Vicia intermedia Viv. (1824)
Vicia lanciformis Lange (1865)
Vicia longifolia Schur (1866)
Vicia lusitanica Freyn (1893)
Vicia maculata C.Presl (1826)
Vicia maculata var. minor Bertol. (1847)
Vicia media Host (1827)
Vicia monosperma H.S.Thomps. (1906)
Vicia nebrodensis A.Huet ex Nyman (1878)
Vicia nigra (Ehrh.) Dubois (1833)
Vicia paui Merino (1898)
Vicia perretii Colla (1834)
Vicia pilosa M.Bieb. (1808)
Vicia sallei Timb.-Lagr. (1866)
Vicia sativa f. melanosperma (Rchb.) Asch. & Graebn. (1909)
Vicia sativa subsp. angustifolia (L.) Čelak. (1875)
Vicia sativa subsp. consobrina (Pomel) Greuter & Burdet (1989)
Vicia sativa subsp. cuneata (Guss.) Maire (1941)
Vicia sativa subsp. heterophylla (C.Presl) J.Duvign. (1979)
Vicia sativa subsp. maculata (C.Presl) Batt. (1889)
Vicia sativa subsp. pilosa (M.Bieb.) Plitmann & D.Zohary (1979)
Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis (Thuill.) Čelak. (1875)
Vicia sativa subsp. uncinata (Rouy) P.D.Sell (2009)
Vicia sativa subvar. dissitijuga Pérez Lara (1892)
Vicia sativa subvar. onubensis Pau ex Guinea (1953)
Vicia sativa var. abyssinica Alef. (1866)
Vicia sativa var. angustifolia Wahlenb. (1814)
Vicia sativa var. aristulata Chiov. (1940)
Vicia sativa var. atomaria Tedin (1900)
Vicia sativa var. bobartii (E.Forst.) W.D.J.Koch (1836)
Vicia sativa var. helmeri Tup. (1931)
Vicia sativa var. heterophylla (C.Presl) Fiori & Paol. (1900)
Vicia sativa var. insubrica Gaudin (1829)
Vicia sativa var. linearifolia Gray (1822)
Vicia sativa var. maculata (C.Presl) Burnat (1896)
Vicia sativa var. melanosperma Rchb. (1832)
Vicia sativa var. minor Gaudin (1829)
Vicia sativa var. minutifolia Pérez Lara (1892)
Vicia sativa var. nemoralis Pers. (1807)
Vicia sativa var. nigra L. (1763)
Vicia sativa var. punctata Helm ex Tup. (1931)
Vicia sativa var. sallei (Timb.-Lagr.) Burnat (1896)
Vicia sativa var. segetalis (Thuill.) Lej. (1813)
Vicia scepusiensis Kit. (1864)
Vicia segetalis Thuill. (1799)
Vicia timbali Loret (1876)
Vicia uncinata Desv. (1818)

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Hannover. Mag. 18: 229 (1780)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:717 (EM, H); Wood 2007:15 (K); Starr & Starr 2011:32 (EM, high elev record); Oppenheimer & Pezzillo 2024:60 (WM)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Vicia sativa subsp. nigra West Maui, Wailuku District, Puu Anu Naturalized along side unpaved raod. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 52005 Maui BISH 2020-05-12
2 Vicia sativa subsp. nigra Waimea, Kokee, Mohihi Rd., Elekeninui Stream Metrosideros montane forest, roadside Preserved_Specimen herb; scandent and naturalized; corolla purple; immature pods green Wood, K.R. 11915 Kauai BISH 2006-06-05
3 Vicia sativa subsp. nigra Pookanaka paddock Puukapu, Waimea, S. Kohala common in fairly moist pasture Preserved_Specimen freely branching vine, fls.purple Hosaka, E.Y. 2152 Hawaii BISH 1938-06-02
4 Vicia sativa subsp. nigra S. Kohala District, across Saddle road from Nohonaohae Growing in pasture with fountain grass, other grasses, scattered Dodonaea and Wikstroemia. Preserved_Specimen Common vine. Flowers red-violet, turning blue. Davis, J. 717 Hawaii BISH 1982-04-05
5 Vicia sativa subsp. nigra East Maui, N of Pulehu Gulch, Upper Kula Road, near junction with Haleakala highway Occurrence:Common in pasture on gentle slope, thin soil on lava rock Preserved_Specimen Procumbent flowers crimson; mature pods black Fosberg, F.R. 55459 Maui BISH 1974-04-15
6 Vicia sativa subsp. nigra Mauna Kea, Puu oo Ranch Growing on `a`a. Preserved_Specimen Vine. No flowers present. Bachman, R. 345 Hawaii BISH 1982-04-08
7 Vicia sativa subsp. nigra along Saddle Road on Waimea side of Pohakuloa State Park Preserved_Specimen Small vine with red-violet flowers Herbst, D.R. 5337 Hawaii BISH 1975-05-20
8 Vicia sativa subsp. nigra East Maui, Olinda Preserved_Specimen a common pasture weed. Hobdy, R.W. 2410 Maui BISH 1985-06-16
9 Vicia sativa subsp. nigra District of South Kohala; Saddle Road (Hwy 190), 6.4 miles from junction with Mamalahoa Hwy(Hwy190) Preserved_Specimen Twining herb in pasture grass along road; corolla blue. Common Flynn, T.W. 2284 Hawaii BISH 1987-08-07
10 Vicia sativa subsp. nigra Makawao, Kula, Paeahu Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. 1742 Maui BISH 1937-01-26
11 Vicia sativa subsp. nigra Waimea, S. Kohala Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. 2020 Hawaii BISH 1938-04-26
12 Vicia sativa subsp. nigra Waikoloa, District of S. Kohala Preserved_Specimen Flowers blue. Nagata, K.M. 2431 Hawaii BISH 1982-04-05
13 Vicia sativa subsp. nigra w. of the Puu Keekee, w of the Saddle in brush of Dodinaea, Haplortachys Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 26965 Hawaii BISH 1980-06-06
14 Vicia sativa subsp. nigra Keanakakoi dump area Preserved_Specimen Flowers 1 long, blue-lavender. Climbing vine Fagerlund, G.O. 446 Hawaii BISH 1943-03-09
15 Vicia sativa subsp. nigra Parker Ranch, Mana,pasture,medium rainfall Preserved_Specimen Ewart III, G.R. 324 Hawaii BISH 1934-02-14
16 Vicia sativa subsp. nigra West Maui, Lahaina District, along unpaved road between forks of Manawainui Gulch Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 52007 Maui BISH 2020-05-21
17 Vicia sativa subsp. nigra West Maui, Lahaina District, along unpaved road between forks of Manawainui Gulch Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 52007 Maui BISH 2020-05-21
18 Vicia sativa subsp. nigra off of North Kohala Rd. at Acacia koaia Sanctuary, Dept. of Forestry Preserved_Specimen Wagner, W.L. 5283 Hawaii BISH 1984-02-28
19 Vicia sativa subsp. nigra Saddle Rd near Waikii; roadside through Pastureland Preserved_Specimen Stemmermann, R.L. 7163 Hawaii BISH 1987-06-28
20 Vicia sativa subsp. nigra East Maui, Makawao District, Haleakala Road Preserved_Specimen Christ, J.H. Maui BISH 1958-04-10
21 Vicia sativa subsp. nigra Paauhau 2 Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Hawaii BISH 1909-06-01
22 Vicia sativa subsp. nigra Paauhau No 2 Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 3369 Hawaii BISH 1909-01-01
23 Vicia sativa subsp. nigra Hamakua Dist.; Pohakuloa Training Area, along Saddle Road Between the 30 & 45 mile markers & within 60' of road. Preserved_Specimen Funk, E.J. 44 Hawaii BISH 1990-12-13
24 Vicia sativa subsp. nigra Palihooukapapa, Paouhau, Hamakua common in open pasture, gairly moist place Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. 2015 Hawaii BISH 1938-04-26
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