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Vicia bithynica
Also called Bythinian Vetch
Vicia bithynica known as Bithynian vetch, is a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus, initially as Lathyrus bithynicus (as a type of pea) but later moved to the genus Vicia (vetches). The specific name is derived from Bithynia, an ancient kingdom situated on the north coast of Anatolia, in modern day Turkey.
The habitat of V. bithynica is often described as 'woodland and scrub' but Bennett & Maxted examined many herbarium specimens for habitat data and concluded that it was most common in calcareous grassland, while others describe it as a weed of agricultural fields. In Greece, it is a native therophyte of dry scrub (phrygana) and grassland.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vicia bithynica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
