''Vicia dumetorum'' is a species of

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in the vetch genus.

Description

''Vicia dumetorum'' can reach a height of . This herbaceous perennial, erect plant is quite rare and variable. Leaves are pinnate, with 3-5 pairs of ovate leaflets, long. It produces stalked clusters with 3-12 bluish-violet flowers. They bloom from May to June.

Distribution

This species is present in Central, Northern and Eastern Europe and in the Western Asia.

Habitat

''Vicia dumetorum'' can be found in calcareous mountainous woodland, in deciduous, open woodlands and in hedgerows at elevation of above sea level. The name of the species comes from the Latin 'dumetum' (bush, hedge, bush) with reference to the habitat.

References

*Sanna Black-Samuelsson and Stefan Andersson
Relationship between Reaction Norm Variation and RAPD Diversity in Vicia dumetorum
International Journal of Plant Sciences Vol. 158, No. 5 (Sep., 1997
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