| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Vicia canescens Labill. trib. Vicieae |
| Synonyms | Vicia cilicia Boiss. |
| Vicia gregaria Boiss. & Heldr. | |
| Vicia persica Boiss. | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
| Description | densely lanate, leaves imparipinnate, leaflets 8-12-pairs, approximate, linear-elliptic, obtuse, stipules sagittate, raceme short, dense, calyx tomentose, pod densely hirsute |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | soaked seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; basal cuttings in spring |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Greece , Italy ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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