Vicia tenuifoliaRoth

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WFO wfo-0000212800 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Vicia tenuifolia, photographed by Вячеслав Юсупов
fig. a Вячеслав Юсупов, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-06-13 / obs. 205813681
Vicia tenuifolia, photographed by Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky)
fig. b Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky), CC BY 4.0 / obs. 205709049
Vicia tenuifolia, photographed by Pavel Borodin
fig. c Pavel Borodin, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 205707582
Vicia tenuifolia, photographed by iljar
fig. d iljar, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 205444692
Vicia tenuifolia, photographed by Vladimír Fuka
fig. e Vladimír Fuka, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 204919998
Vicia tenuifolia, photographed by Vladimír Fuka
fig. f Vladimír Fuka, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 204478964
Vicia tenuifolia, photographed by Yann Kemper
fig. g Yann Kemper, CC0 1.0 / obs. 203287588
Vicia tenuifolia, photographed by Vladimír Fuka
fig. h Vladimír Fuka, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 202286285

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Native range 58 botanical countries

Regions where Vicia tenuifolia is native: Algeria, Morocco, Afghanistan, Altay, China South-Central, East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Lebanon-Syria, Mongolia, North Caucasus, Palestine, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Tuva, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya, Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kriti, Krym, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine AlgeriaMoroccoAfghanistanAltayChina South-CentralEast Aegean Is.IranIraqKazakhstanKirgizstanKrasnoyarskLebanon-SyriaMongoliaNorth CaucasusPalestineTadzhikistanTranscaucasusTürkiyeTuvaUzbekistanWest SiberiaXinjiangNepalPakistanWest HimalayaAlbaniaAustriaBaltic StatesBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCentral European RussiaCorseCzechia-SlovakiaDenmarkEast European RussiaFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryItalyKritiKrymNorth European RussiaNorthwest European RussiaNW. Balkan Pen.PolandPortugalRomaniaSiciliaSouth European RussiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraine KoreaSardegna
Native distribution of Vicia tenuifolia, 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
Baltic States BLT
Belarus BLR
Belgium BGM
Bulgaria BUL
Central European Russia RUC
Corse COR
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
Denmark DEN
East European Russia RUE
France FRA
Germany GER
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Italy ITA
Kriti KRI
Krym KRY
North European Russia RUN
Northwest European Russia RUW
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
Altay ALT
China South-Central CHC
East Aegean Is. EAI
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Kazakhstan KAZ
Kirgizstan KGZ
Korea KOR
Krasnoyarsk KRA
Lebanon-Syria LBS
Mongolia MON
North Caucasus NCS
Palestine PAL
Tadzhikistan TZK
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Tuva TVA
Uzbekistan UZB
West Siberia WSB
Xinjiang CHX
Nepal NEP ASIA-TROPICAL
Pakistan PAK
West Himalaya WHM
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Morocco MOR

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 45 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 polyphylla (Desf.) Alef.
  • Cracca tenuifolia (Roth) Gren. & Godr.
  • Cracca tenuifolia (Roth) Opiz
  • Ervum tenuifolium (Roth) Trautv.
  • Vicia antiqua Grossh.
  • Vicia arvernensis Charb.
  • Vicia asiatica (Freyn) Grossh.
  • Vicia atlantica var. mesatlantica (Maire) Pau & Font Quer
  • Vicia boissieri Freyn
  • Vicia brachytropis Kar. & Kir.
  • Vicia branchitropis Kar. & Kir.
  • Vicia cracca f. tenuifolia (Roth) Gaudin
  • Vicia cracca subsp. atroviolacea (Bornm.) Davis
  • Vicia cracca subsp. tenuifolia (Roth) Corb.
  • Vicia cracca subsp. tenuifolia (Roth) Bonnier & Layens
  • Vicia cracca subsp. tenuifolia (Roth) Gaudin
  • Vicia cracca var. grandiflora Lange ex Willk.
  • Vicia cracca var. leptophylla Fr.
  • Vicia cracca var. tenuifolia (Roth) Beck
  • Vicia cracca var. tenuifolia (Roth) Wahlenb.
  • Vicia cracca var. transiens Soó
  • Vicia delmasii Emb. & Maire
  • Vicia elegans var. asiatica Freyn
  • Vicia grossheimii Ekutim.

and 21 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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