Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Vicia pyrenaica Pourr. trib. Vicieae |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Sci. Toulouse 3: 333 (1788) |
Native Range | Pyrenees |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and scree |
Altitude | 1000-2500m |
Description | stoloniferous, leaves with tendrils, leaflets 6-12, oblong to suborbiculate, mucronate, sparsely pubescent, flowers 16-25mm long, solitary |
Size | 10-45cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | soaked seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; basal cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Vicia fagonii Lapeyr. Vicia pyrenaica var. angustifolia Rouy Vicia pyrenaica var. girodii Thäcr. Vicia talpa Poir. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |