Vicia benghalensis L.

— species · Fabaceae

USDA: VIBE
GBIF: 2975384
Rank: species

Vicia benghalensis — Platephotograph · edoswaltCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Vine
Duration: Annual
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae Lindl.
Genus: Vicia

§2a

Native status, by region

L48 Lower 48 States Introduced

§2b

County-level range

· 1 county across 1 state

Legend Native · 0 Introduced · 1 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: Low
Shade: High
Fire: Low
Salinity: None
Anaerobic: Low
Hedging: None

§3b

Climate & soil

Frost-free days: 365 min.
Root depth: 12 in min.
Fertility need: Medium

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Single Stem
Mature height: 1 ft
Height @ 20 y: 2 ft
Foliage texture: Fine
Foliage colour: Green
Porosity (summer): Porous
Porosity (winter): Porous
Flower colour: Purple
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: Low
Toxicity: Slight

§3d

Reproduction

Spread rate: Slow
Stratify: No
Seeds / lb: 9,778
Propagation: seed

§3e

Use & availability

Nursery stock: No
Palatable, human: No
Protein potential: High
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 1 county across 1 state.

New York view state ↗ 1 I ▾

Chemung 36015

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/VIBE ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/2975384 ↗

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