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Fabaceae

Barn vetch

Vicia monantha Retz.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Vicia

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Barn vetch: Vicia monantha (Algarroba) - Vista general. - Camino del Canalillo, Albatera (Provincia de Alicante, España).
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Arabic
بيقية وحيدة السداة, بيقية وحيدة الزهرة
English
Barn vetch, Single-flowered vetch
Persian
ماشک تکگل
Swedish
Vimpelvicker

Synonyms

  • Coppoleria monantha (Retz.) Tod.
  • Lathyrus monanthos (Retz.) Willd.
  • Vicia villosa subsp. monantha (Retz.) O.Bolòs & Vigo

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

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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.