Vicia cassubicaL.

Kashubian vetch

WFO wfo-0000214045 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Vicia cassubica, photographed by Силаева Татьяна Борисовна
fig. a Силаева Татьяна Борисовна, CC0 1.0 / 2020-10-03 / obs. 98761722
Vicia cassubica, photographed by Maxim Shashkov
fig. b Maxim Shashkov, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 81243011
Vicia cassubica, photographed by Natalya Ivanova
fig. c Natalya Ivanova, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 80952742
Vicia cassubica, photographed by Christian Berg
fig. d Christian Berg, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 76551358
Vicia cassubica, photographed by Grzegorz Grzejszczak
fig. e Grzegorz Grzejszczak, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 52300758
Vicia cassubica, photographed by Grzegorz Grzejszczak
fig. f Grzegorz Grzejszczak, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 46243288
Vicia cassubica, photographed by Grzegorz Grzejszczak
fig. g Grzegorz Grzejszczak, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 185863454
Vicia cassubica, photographed by Ljaž
fig. h Ljaž, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 138145777

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Native range 32 botanical countries

Regions where Vicia cassubica is native: Iran, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Krym, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, Sicilia, South European Russia, Sweden, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine IranLebanon-SyriaNorth CaucasusTranscaucasusTürkiyeAlbaniaAustriaBaltic StatesBelarusBulgariaCentral European RussiaCzechia-SlovakiaDenmarkEast European RussiaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryItalyKrymNorth European RussiaNorthwest European RussiaNorwayNW. Balkan Pen.PolandRomaniaSiciliaSouth European RussiaSwedenTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraine
Native distribution of Vicia cassubica, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Albania ALB EUROPE
Austria AUT
Baltic States BLT
Belarus BLR
Bulgaria BUL
Central European Russia RUC
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
Denmark DEN
East European Russia RUE
Finland FIN
France FRA
Germany GER
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Italy ITA
Krym KRY
North European Russia RUN
Northwest European Russia RUW
Norway NOR
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Poland POL
Romania ROM
Sicilia SIC
South European Russia RUS
Sweden SWE
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Ukraine UKR
Iran IRN ASIA-TEMPERATE
Lebanon-Syria LBS
North Caucasus NCS
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 16 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Cracca cassubica (L.) Opiz
  • Ervilia cassubica (L.) Schur
  • Ervilia orobos Schur
  • Ervum cassubicum (L.) Peterm.
  • Orobus sylvaticus Bastard
  • Vicia abbreviata C.A.Mey.
  • Vicia adriatica (Freyn) Fritsch
  • Vicia cassubica f. acirrha Neuman
  • Vicia cassubica var. adriatica Freyn
  • Vicia cracca var. multiflora (Pollich) Gaudin
  • Vicia frutescens Gilib.
  • Vicia militans Crantz
  • Vicia monosperma K.Koch
  • Vicia multiflora Pollich
  • Vicia rigida Herbich
  • Vicilla cassubica (L.) Schur

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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