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Vicia ciceroidea Boiss. trib. Vicieae 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesVicia ciceroidea Boiss. trib. Vicieae
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 47 (1846)
Native RangeIran to Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Descriptioncinereous-hirsute, leaves remote, short, leaflets minute, remote, 3-4-pairs, ovate-oblong, mucronate, stipules hastate, raceme secund, 2-3-flowered, pod oblong
Size15-20cm
Colorpurple
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationsoaked seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division in early spring and fall; basal cuttings in spring
SynonymsCracca ciceroidea (Boiss.) Alef.
Vicia costata ssp. ciceroidea (Boiss.) Stank.
Vicia rafigae Tamamsch.
Vicia sojakii Chrtková
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey)
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