Fabaceae
Reddish tufted vetch
Vicia benghalensis
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Vicia
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Common names
By language (10)
- Arabic
- بيقية بنغالية
- arz
- بيقيه بنغاليه
- Bulgarian
- Бенгалска глушина
- Catalan
- Veça vermella
- Chinese
- 深紫色野豌豆
- English
- Reddish tufted vetch, Purple vetch
- German
- Purpur-Wicke, Bengalen-Wicke, Bengalische Wicke
- Persian
- ماشک ارغوانی
- Swedish
- Purpurvicker
- Welsh
- Ffacbysen borffor
Synonyms
- Cracca atropurpurea (Desf.) Gren. & Godr.
- Cracca benghalensis (L.) Medik.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- purple (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Toxicity: Slight, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.
Photos
Photo: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: The original uploader was عمرو بن كلثوم at Arabic Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: The original uploader was عمرو بن كلثوم at Arabic Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.