Taxon: Vicia sativa L. subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Batt.

Summary

Genus:

Vicia

Subgenus:

Vicia

Section:

Vicia

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Fabeae

Nomen number:

41562

Place of publication:

J. A. Battandier & L. C. Trabut, Fl. Algérie 1(1):267. 1889

Comment:

authorship verified from original literature

Verified:

07/01/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

5 (5 active, 2 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Vicia sativa L. (517 active accession[s])
Vicia sativa L. subsp. amphicarpa (L.) Batt. (10 active accession[s])
Vicia sativa L. subsp. devia J. G. Costa (0 active accession[s])
Vicia sativa L. subsp. macrocarpa (Moris) Arcang. (0 active accession[s])
Vicia sativa L. subsp. nigra (L.) Ehrh. (127 active accession[s])
Vicia sativa L. subsp. sativa (84 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Vicia cordata Wulfen ex Hoppe

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Allkin, R. et al. 1986. Names and synonyms of species and subspecies in the Vicieae: issue 3. In: Bisby, F. A. et al., Vicieae Database Project 7:67. Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch. & Graebn.
Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: = Vicia sativa var. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Arcang.
Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia. Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch. & Graebn.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
Raynaud, C. 1976. Monographie et iconographie du genre Vicia L. au Maroc. Bull. Inst. Sci. Univ. Mohammed V. 1:153.
Smythies, B. E. 1984-1986. Flora of Spain and the Balearic Islands: checklist of vascular plants. Englera 3:1-882.
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq. Note: = Vicia sativa var. sativa
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch. & Graebn.
van de Wouw, M. et al. 2001. Molecular taxonomy of Vicia ser. Vicia based on amplified fragment length polymorphisms. Pl. Syst. Evol. 229:91-105. Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch. & Graebn.
Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch.; = Vicia cordata Wulfen ex Hoppe
Zohary, D. & U. Plitmann. 1979. Chromosome polymorphism, hybridization and colonization in the Vicia sativa Group (Fabaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 131:145-146. Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch. & Graebn.
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina. Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch. & Graebn.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Algeria			Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Egypt			Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Libya			Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Morocco			Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Tunisia			Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch.; = Vicia cordata Wulfen ex Hoppe
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch.; = Vicia cordata Wulfen ex Hoppe
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch.; = Vicia cordata Wulfen ex Hoppe
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Dagestan		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch.; = Vicia cordata Wulfen ex Hoppe
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Krasnodar		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch.; = Vicia cordata Wulfen ex Hoppe
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Turkmenistan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch.; = Vicia cordata Wulfen ex Hoppe
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Egypt	Sinai		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch.; = Vicia cordata Wulfen ex Hoppe
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch.; = Vicia cordata Wulfen ex Hoppe
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iraq			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch.; = Vicia cordata Wulfen ex Hoppe
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Israel			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch.; = Vicia cordata Wulfen ex Hoppe
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Jordan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch.; = Vicia cordata Wulfen ex Hoppe
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Lebanon			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch.; = Vicia cordata Wulfen ex Hoppe
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Syria			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch.; = Vicia cordata Wulfen ex Hoppe
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch.; = Vicia cordata Wulfen ex Hoppe
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine	Krym		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch.; = Vicia cordata Wulfen ex Hoppe
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania			Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria			Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Former Yugoslavia			Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece		incl. Crete	Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		incl. Sardinia, Sicily	Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France		incl. Corsica	Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch. & Graebn.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Portugal			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch. & Graebn.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain		incl. Baleares	Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch. & Graebn.

Native
Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia

Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan, Krasnodar]
MIDDLE ASIA: Turkmenistan

Europe

EASTERN EUROPE: Ukraine [Krym]
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal

Reference(s)

Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch. & Graebn.
Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch.; = Vicia cordata Wulfen ex Hoppe

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	fodder		Zohary, D. & U. Plitmann. 1979. Chromosome polymorphism, hybridization and colonization in the Vicia sativa Group (Fabaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 131:145-146. Note: lists as Vicia sativa subsp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Asch. & Graebn.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=41562. Accessed 15 April 2026.