Taxon:  Vicia villosa Roth subsp. varia (Host) Corb.



Summary
Genus:
Vicia
Subgenus:
Vicilla
Section:
Cracca
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Fabeae
Nomen number:
100245
Place of publication:
Nouv. fl. Normandie 181.  1894
Verified:
10/05/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
59 (34  active, 10  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Vicia villosa Roth (114 active accession[s])
Vicia villosa Roth subsp. eriocarpa (Hausskn.) P. W. Ball (1 active accession[s])
Vicia villosa Roth subsp. pseudocracca (Bertol.) Rouy (0 active accession[s])
Vicia villosa Roth subsp. villosa (2 active accession[s])
Vicia villosa Roth var. gore (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Vicia varia Host

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Vicia varia Host var. varia

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Vicia dasycarpa Ten.
Vicia glabrescens (W. D. J. Koch) Heimerl
Vicia villosa Roth subsp. dasycarpa (Ten.) Cavill.
Vicia villosa Roth var. glabrescens W. D. J. Koch

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. 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 7:73.
  4. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  5. Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  6. Englert, J. M. et al. 1999-. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
  7. Enneking, D. 1995. The toxicity of Vicia species and their utilization as grain legumes 4.
  8. Eriksson, O. et al. 1979. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 2.
  9. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  10. Graves, W. L. pers. comm.
  11. Kellerman, T. S. et al. 1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa Note: poisonous
  12. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  13. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  14. Raynaud, C. 1976. Monographie et iconographie du genre Vicia L. au Maroc. Bull. Inst. Sci. Univ. Mohammed V. 1:162.
  15. Smythies, B. E. 1984-1986. Flora of Spain and the Balearic Islands: checklist of vascular plants. Englera 3:1-882.
  16. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  17. University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. UC SAREP on-line cover crop database (on-line resource).
  18. Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
  19. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  20. Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia varia Host
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishwinter vetch  1Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Englishwoolly-pod vetch  1Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Chineseou zhou tiao zi欧洲苕子 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Swedishkvarnvicker  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transliterated Russiangorošek šerstistoplodnyj  2Takhtajan, A. L., ed. 1954-1987. Flora Armenii.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria   
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt   
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya   
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco   
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia   
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia varia Host
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia varia Host
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia varia Host
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationChecheno-Ingushetia Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia varia Host
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia varia Host
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationKabardino-Balkaria Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia varia Host
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationKaračaevo-Čerkesskaja Respublika Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia varia Host
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationKrasnodar Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia varia Host
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationNorth Ossetia Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia varia Host
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationStavropol Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia varia Host
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia varia Host
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia varia Host
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia varia Host
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia varia Host
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia varia Host
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia varia Host
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLithuania  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia varia Host
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. KrymYakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia varia Host
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzechoslovakia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. CreteTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, SicilyTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. CorsicaTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. BalearesTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
4Naturalized    widely natzd. elsewhere 
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Checheno-Ingushetia, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karačaevo-Čerkesskaja Respublika, Krasnodar, North Ossetia, Stavropol]
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czechoslovakia, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Lithuania, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized (widely natzd. elsewhere)

Reference(s)
  1. Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  2. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  3. Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia Note: = Vicia varia Host
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Enneking, D. 1995. The toxicity of Vicia species and their utilization as grain legumes 4.
Animal foodforage Enneking, D. 1995. The toxicity of Vicia species and their utilization as grain legumes 4.
Environmentalsoil improver University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. UC SAREP on-line cover crop database (on-line resource).
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Kellerman, T. S. et al. 1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisonsmammalsas Vica villosa subsp. dasycarpaEnneking, D. 1995. The toxicity of Vicia species and their utilization as grain legumes 32.
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=100245. Accessed 12 May 2026.