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Vicia amoena

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

Fischer ex Seringe

Common Names

• Shan ye wan dou (Pinyin)
• Tsuru-fuji-bakama (Japan)
• Cheder Ebs
• Goroshek Priyatnyi
• Khebleg Gish
• Oinom
• Vika Krasivaya

Geographical Habitats

• Anhui
• Gansu
• Hebei
• Helongjiang
• Henan
• Hubei
• Jiangsu
• Jilin
• Liaoning
• Nei Mongol
• Ningxia
• Qinghai
• Shaanxi
• Shandong
• Shanxi
• Sichuan
• Xizang
• Yunnan - China
• Hokkaido
• Honshu
• Kyushu - Japan
• Kazakhstan
• Korea
• Sakhalin Oblast
• Siberia - Russia

Natural Habitats

• Grassland
• forest
• forest edge
• woodland
• shrubland
• scrubland
• riverside
• ditchsides
• sand dunes
• wasteland
• disturbed areas
• coastal
• lowland thickets
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• Apr-Sep (China)
• Aug-Oct (Japan)

Fruiting Times

• Jul-Oct (China)

Scandent pubescent or glabrescent perennial tendril herb with tetragonal stems, mucronate dentate paripinnate leaves, 10-16 leaflets to 30mm x 10mm. Axillary 80mm long racemes to 30 flowers of 16mm x 6mm purple to blue with dark purple lines, becoming brownish-green, or white flowers. Flat glabrous or pubescent legume to 28mm long x 6mm

Further References

• Mobot
• FOC
• APDC
• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus
• FOJ