| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Vicia canescens Labill. trib. Vicieae |
| Bibliography | Icon Pl. Syr. 1: 17 (1791) |
| Native Range | s. Italy to Syria and Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| 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 | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Abacosa canescens (Labill.) Alef. Abacosa canescens var. albilfora Alef. Abacosa canescens var. angustifolia Alef. Vicia akhmaganica Kazarjan Vicia argentea ssp. serinica (R.Uechtr. & Huter) O.Bolós & Vigo Vicia canescens ssp gregaria (Boiss. & Heldr.) P.H.Davis Vicia canescens ssp. latistipuala P.H.Davis Vicia canescens ssp. serinica (R.Uechtr. & Huter) P.H.Davis Vicia cilicia Boiss. Vicia gregaria Boiss. & Heldr. Vicia persica Boiss. Vicia persica var. stenophylla Boiss. Vicia rechingeri Chrtková Vicia variegata var. stenophylla (Boiss.) C.C.Towns. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, ITA Italy) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |