''Vicia graminea'' is a species of flowering plant in the

vetch ''Vicia'' is a genus of over 240 species of flowering plants that are part of the legume family (Fabaceae), and which are commonly known as vetches. Member species are native to Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Africa. Some other ...

genus ''Vicia'', family Fabaceae. It is native to South America, where it has a meandering distribution in Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, northeast Argentina, southern Brazil, Uruguay, and

southern Chile Southern Chile is an informal geographic term for any place south of the capital city, Santiago, or south of Biobío River, the mouth of which is Concepción, about {{convert, 200, mi, km, sigfig=1, order=flip south of Santiago. Generally cities ...

. It is the source for a lectin that is used to identify the N blood group antigen.

Subtaxa

The following subtaxa are accepted: *''Vicia graminea'' var. ''graminea'' – entire range *''Vicia graminea'' var. ''nigricarpa'' – southern Brazil *''Vicia graminea'' var. ''transiens'' – northeast Argentina, Uruguay

References

graminea Flora of Colombia Flora of Peru Flora of Bolivia Flora of Paraguay Flora of Northeast Argentina Flora of South Brazil Flora of Uruguay Flora of southern Chile Plants described in 1818 {{Fabeae-stub