Vicia sativa
Ecology
An annual of grassy and wayside places, particularly on dry and sandy sites. It was also grown as a fodder crop, and has widely escaped and become naturalised in many ruderal habitats. Lowland.
Status
Trends
There is little change in the distribution of V. sativa since the 1962 Atlas. Three subspecies are found in our area (subsp. nigra, subsp. segetalis and subsp. sativa) and these are mapped separately. The map overestimates the native distribution as subsp. nigra has been over-recorded as a native at inland sites.
World Distribution
European Southern-temperate element; widely naturalised outside its native range.
Broad Habitats
Light (Ellenberg): 7
Moisture (Ellenberg): 4
Reaction (Ellenberg): 7
Nitrogen (Ellenberg): 4
Salt Tolerance (Ellenberg): 0
January Mean Temperature (Celsius): 3.7
July Mean Temperature (Celsius): 14.9
Annual Precipitation (mm): 991
Height (cm): 90
Perennation - primary
Life Form - primary
Woodiness
Clonality - primary
Count of 10km squares in Great Britain: 1930
Count of 10km squares in Ireland: 472
Count of 10km squares in the Channel Isles: 14
Atlas Change Index: 0.19
Weighted Changed Factor: 9
Weighted Change Factor Confidence (90%)
JNCC Designations
Atlas text references
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1984. Flora dels Països Catalans, I. Introducció. Licopodiàcies-Capparàcies.
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1978. Morphological variation in the Vicia sativa L. aggregate. Watsonia. 12:1-14.