Vicia tenuifolia

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A herb. It grows 1 m tall. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems are hairy. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. There are 6-13 pairs of leaflets. They are 10-30 mm long by 2-6 mm wide. The flowering shoots are 15-30 cm long with 20-30 flowers. They are hairy. The pod is 18-30 mm long by 3-7 mm wide. They taper to both ends. There are 4-7 seeds.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Pakistan, Turkey, Türkiye

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Seed

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Kir figi

Synonyms

Cracca tenuifolia (Roth) Opiz; Vicia cracca subsp. tenuifolia (Roth) Corb. and others