Fabaceae
European vetch
Vicia disperma
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Vicia
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Common names
By language (8)
- Catalan
- Vícia disperma
- Chinese
- 小花四籽野豌豆
- English
- European vetch, Two-seeded vetch
- French
- Vesce à deux graines
- Italian
- Veccia a due semi
- Portuguese
- Ervilha-brava-miuda
- Spanish
- Chicharilla de dos semillas
- Swedish
- Mesvicker
Synonyms
- Cracca corsica Godr.
- Cracca disperma (DC.) Gren. & Godr.
- Cracca disperma (DC.) Gren. & Godr.
- Ervum corsicum (Godr.) Nyman
- Ervum parviflorum Bertol.
- Ervum suberviforme (Maire) Stank.
- Vicia approximata Gremli ex Burnat
- Vicia corsica (Gren. & Godr.) Arcang.
- Vicia corsica (Godr.) Janka
- Vicia disperma prol. approximata (Gremli ex Burnat) Rouy
- Vicia disperma var. approximata (Gremli ex Burnat) P.Fourn.
- Vicia disperma var. corsica (Godr.) Rouy
- Vicia disperma var. dubia Rouy
- Vicia disperma var. sericea Batt.
- Vicia disperma var. suberviformis (Maire) Raynaud
- Vicia disperma var. subuniflora Pau
- Vicia parviflora Loisel.
- Vicia suberviformis Maire
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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.