Vicia hirsuta(L.) Gray

Hairy Tarehairy taretiny vetch

WFO wfo-0000212743 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Vicia hirsuta, photographed by Jane Concannon
fig. a Jane Concannon, CC0 1.0 / 2022-06-11 / obs. 205233904
Vicia hirsuta, photographed by Loopy30
fig. b Loopy30, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 205018274
Vicia hirsuta, photographed by Erin Springinotic
fig. c Erin Springinotic, CC0 1.0 / obs. 205036541
Vicia hirsuta, photographed by Yann Kemper
fig. d Yann Kemper, CC0 1.0 / obs. 203605486
Vicia hirsuta, photographed by Petr Harant
fig. e Petr Harant, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 203930392
Vicia hirsuta, photographed by Grzegorz Grzejszczak
fig. f Grzegorz Grzejszczak, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 203202201
Vicia hirsuta, photographed by corcan
fig. g corcan, CC0 1.0 / obs. 202931882
Vicia hirsuta, photographed by Randal
fig. h Randal, CC0 1.0 / obs. 202567596

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Native range 80 botanical countries

Regions where Vicia hirsuta is native: Algeria, Azores, Canary Is., DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Afghanistan, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya, Albania, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Krym, Netherlands, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine AlgeriaDR CongoEgyptEritreaEthiopiaKenyaLibyaMoroccoRwandaSudan-South SudanTanzaniaTunisiaUgandaAfghanistanChina North-CentralChina South-CentralChina SoutheastCyprusEast Aegean Is.IranIraqJapanKazakhstanLebanon-SyriaNorth CaucasusQinghaiTadzhikistanTaiwanTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanWest SiberiaXinjiangAssamBangladeshEast HimalayaIndiaNepalPakistanWest HimalayaAlbaniaAustriaBaltic StatesBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCentral European RussiaCorseCzechia-SlovakiaDenmarkEast European RussiaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIrelandItalyKrymNetherlandsNorthwest European RussiaNorwayNW. Balkan Pen.PolandPortugalRomaniaSiciliaSouth European RussiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraine AzoresCanary Is.MadeiraKoreaBalearesSardegna
Native distribution of Vicia hirsuta, 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. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Albania ALB EUROPE
Austria AUT
Baleares BAL
Baltic States BLT
Belarus BLR
Belgium BGM
Bulgaria BUL
Central European Russia RUC
Corse COR
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
Denmark DEN
East European Russia RUE
Finland FIN
France FRA
Germany GER
Great Britain GRB
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Ireland IRE
Italy ITA
Krym KRY
Netherlands NET
Northwest European Russia RUW
Norway NOR
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Poland POL
Portugal POR
Romania ROM
Sardegna SAR
Sicilia SIC
South European Russia RUS
Spain SPA
Sweden SWE
Switzerland SWI
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Ukraine UKR
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
China North-Central CHN
China South-Central CHC
China Southeast CHS
Cyprus CYP
East Aegean Is. EAI
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Japan JAP
Kazakhstan KAZ
Korea KOR
Lebanon-Syria LBS
North Caucasus NCS
Qinghai CHQ
Tadzhikistan TZK
Taiwan TAI
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
West Siberia WSB
Xinjiang CHX
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Azores AZO
Canary Is. CNY
DR Congo ZAI
Egypt EGY
Eritrea ERI
Ethiopia ETH
Kenya KEN
Libya LBY
Madeira MDR
Morocco MOR
Rwanda RWA
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tanzania TAN
Tunisia TUN
Uganda UGA
Assam ASS ASIA-TROPICAL
Bangladesh BAN
East Himalaya EHM
India IND
Nepal NEP
Pakistan PAK
West Himalaya WHM

Not drawn on the map: Great Britain. We hold no public-domain boundary for this region, so it is listed rather than guessed at.

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 27 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.

  • Cicer hirsutum Vest
  • Cracca hirsuta (L.) Gennari
  • Cracca minor Gren. & Godr.
  • Cracca minor Gren. & Godr.
  • Cracca minor var. eriocarpon Gren. & Godr.
  • Cracca minor var. leiocarpon Moris
  • Endiusa hirsuta (L.) Alef.
  • Ervilia hirsuta (L.) Opiz
  • Ervilia vulgaris Godr.
  • Ervum filiforme Roxb.
  • Ervum hirsutum L.
  • Ervum hirsutum Lour.
  • Ervum hirsutum f. pauciflorum Brenner
  • Ervum hirsutum var. angustifolium Wahlenb.
  • Ervum hirsutum var. eriocarpon (Gren. & Godr.) Pit. & Proust
  • Ervum sardoum Moris ex Spreng.
  • Vicia abyssinica Herb. ex Colla
  • Vicia coreana H.Lév.
  • Vicia hirsuta subsp. leiocarpa (Moris) Arcang.
  • Vicia hirsuta var. hefeiana J.Q.He
  • Vicia hirsuta var. leiocarpa (Moris) Rouy
  • Vicia leiocarpa Moris
  • Vicia micrantha Sennen & Elías
  • Vicia mitchellii Raf.

and 3 more.

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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