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Vicia L.
Virnat Vetch Tare
Vicia, Biota of North America Program (query database) [BONAP]
Vicia, Den Virtuella Floran [DVF]
 Vicia (Fabaceae) ; [GNSP]

Foodplants for Autographa gamma, Coleophora colutella, Colias chrysotheme, C. croceus, C. erate poliographus, C. heos, C. hyale, Cupido alcetas, Euclidia glyphica, E. mi, Lygephila craccae, L. lusoria, L. pastinum, L. procax, L. viciae, Plebejus argus, P. subsolanus, Polyommatus coridon, P. coridon, P. icarus, Scythris flaviventrella, Sideridis texturata, Siona lineata, Thorybes mexicana, Zizula hylax


[sp-1.jpg] 500x761 (~94Kb) USA: FR 9711, Hurley Creek (47°18'57N 120°37'38W), Kittitas Co., WA, 5.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela [sp-1x.jpg] 900x626 (~74Kb) USA: FR 9711, Hurley Creek (47°18'57N 120°37'38W), Kittitas Co., WA, 5.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela [sp-2.jpg] 900x668 (~116Kb) USA:Camano Island State Park (48°07'43N 122°30'06W ±1km), Island Co., WA, 19.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
[sp-2x.jpg] 900x655 (~67Kb) USA:Camano Island State Park (48°07'43N 122°30'06W ±1km), Island Co., WA, 19.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela [sp-2y.jpg] 900x749 (~79Kb) USA:Camano Island State Park (48°07'43N 122°30'06W ±1km), Island Co., WA, 19.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela [sp-3.jpg] 900x680 (~81Kb) USA: Teanaway, Jungle Creek, (47°20'06N 120°55'21W ±0.5km) Kittitas Co., WA, 21.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
[sp-3x.jpg] 600x781 (~46Kb) USA: Teanaway, Jungle Creek, (47°20'06N 120°55'21W ±0.5km) Kittitas Co., WA, 21.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

The exact identification of these species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.


Vicia orobus DC.
'Nummivirna'
Vicia pisiformis L.
'Hernevirna'
fiVicia cracca L.
Hiirenvirna Hiirenherne Tufted Vetch Bird Vetch Cat Peas Tinegrass Kråkvicker
Vicia cracca, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
 Vicia cracca ; [RK, 276]; [SK, 377]; [GMBOT, 526]; [FPN, 279]

Foodplant for Aprosthema bifida, A. fusicorne, Autographa gamma, Callophrys rubi, Chionodes lugubrella, Cleora cinctaria, Colias eurytheme, C. hyale, C. philodice philodice, Cupido comyntas, Cydia nigricana, Eupithecia centaureata, Glaucopsyche alexis, G. alexis melanoposmater, G. lygdamus, Gynaephora selenitica, Lasiocampa trifolii, Leptidea morsei, L. sinapis, Lygephila pastinum, Macrothylacia rubi, Polyommatus amandus, P. coelestina, P. icarus, P. semiargus, Pyrrhia umbra, Scotopteryx chenopodiata, Syncopacma karvoneni, Zygaena osterodensis, Z. viciae

Vicia tenuifolia Roth
'Kaitahiirenvirna' Fine-leaved Vetch
fiVicia cassubica L.
Pommerinvirna Danzig Vetch Backvicker
Region cassubica ; [RK, 277]
[cassubica-1.jpg] 758x1011 (~173Kb) Estonia: Saaremaa, Mustjala, Silla, 30.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio [cassubica-1a.jpg] 1105x993 (~185Kb) Estonia: Saaremaa, Mustjala, Silla, 30.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio [cassubica-1b.jpg] 678x973 (~81Kb) Estonia: Saaremaa, Mustjala, Silla, 30.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

fiVicia sylvatica L.
Metsävirna Metsävirvilä Wood Vetch Skogsvicker
Vicia sylvatica ; [RK, 277]
Vicia silvatica ; [SK, 378]
[sylvatica-1.jpg] 500x734 (~36Kb) FINLAND, Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 28.6.1998 Photo © Markku Savela [sylvatica-2.jpg] 1101x920 (~81Kb) Finland, Lempäälä, Hulikankulma, 5.8.2004, Photo © Harri Arkkio [sylvatica-3.jpg] 868x1021 (~101Kb) Finland, Nokia, Pitkäniemi, 24.6.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant as Vicia silvatica for Phalacropterix graslinella, Zygaena lonicerae


Vicia dumetorum L.
'Pensaikkovirna' Purple Wood Vetch
fiVicia villosa Roth
Ruisvirna Fodder Vetch Hairy Vetch Winter Vetch Luddvicker
Vicia villosa, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
 Vicia villosa ; [RK, 277]; [SK, 378]; [GMBOT, 526]; [FPN, 279]
[villosa-1.jpg] 600x821 (~136Kb) USA: Discovery Park, Seattle, King Co., WA, 22.6.2000, Photo © Markku Savela [villosa-1x.jpg] 600x913 (~66Kb) USA: Discovery Park, Seattle, King Co., WA, 22.6.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

Foodplant for Cupido comyntas, Glaucopsyche lygdamus


fiV. v. villosa
Peltoruisvirna Luddvicker
Vicia villosa villosa ; [RK, 277]
fiV. v. varia (Host) Corb.
Myllyruisvirna Kvarnvicker
Vicia dasycarpa auct.
Vicia varia Host
Vicia villosa varia ; [RK, 277]
Vicia ervilia (L.) Willd.
'Linssivirvilä'
Vicia articulata Hornem.
Yksikukkavirvilä
fiVicia hirsuta (L.) S.F. Gray
Peltovirvilä Hairy Tare Hairy Vetch Tiny Vetch Duvvicker
Vicia hirsuta ; [RK, 277]; [SK, 378]; [GMBOT, 526]; [FPN, 279]
[hirsuta-1.jpg] 1370x1028 (~92Kb) Finland, Tampere, Kaarila, 17.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio [hirsuta-2.jpg] 750x993 (~73Kb) Finland, Tampere, Santalahti, 19.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Colias chrysotheme


Vicia tenuissima (Bieb.) Schinz & Thell.
'Hentovirvilä'
fiVicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreber
Mäkivirvilä Smooth Tare Sparrow Vetch Slender Vetch Sparvvicker
Vicia tetrasperma (L.); ?Moench
Vicia tetrasperma ; [RK, 277]; [SK, 378]; [GMBOT, 526]; [FPN, 279]
[tetrasperma-1a.jpg] 996x720 (~45Kb) Finland, Helsinki, Suomenlinna, Susisaari, 6.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio [tetrasperma-1b.jpg] 536x832 (~33Kb) Finland, Helsinki, Suomenlinna, Susisaari, 6.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio [tetrasperma-2.jpg] 624x830 (~41Kb) Finland, Nokia, Pitkäniemi, 24.6.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Coleophora fuscicornis


V. t. var. gracili (Lois.)
Vicia tetrasperma var. gracili ; [SK, 378]
fiVicia sepium L.
Aitovirna Bush Vetch Hedge Vetch Häckvicker
Vicia sepium, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
 Vicia sepium ; [RK, 277]; [SK, 377]; [GMBOT, 526]
[sepium-1.jpg] 1000x688 (~102Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, Virojoki 671:53, 3.6.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

Foodplant for Glaucopsyche alexis


fiV. s. sepium
Eletänaitovirna Sydlig häckvicker
Vicia sepium sepium ; [RK, 278]
[sepium_sepium-1.jpg] 522x772 (~53Kb) Estonia, Karksi-Nuia, 15.6.2001, Photo © Harri Arkkio

fiV. s. montana (W. D. J. Koch) Hämet-Ahti
Niittyaitovirna Nordlig häckvicker
Vicia sepium montana ; [RK, 278]
[montana-1.jpg] 749x1044 (~99Kb) Finland, Tampere, Tampella, 16.6.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

V. s. var. angustata Sael.
Vicia sepium var. angustata ; [SK, 377 (note)]
fiVicia pannonica Crantz
Unkarinvirna Hungarian Vetch Ungersk vicker
Vicia pannonica ; [RK, 278]; [SK, 377]; [FPN, 279]
fiV. p. pannonica
Keltaunkarinvirna Ungersk vicker
Vicia pannonica pannonica ; [RK, 278]
fiV. p. striata (M. Bieb.) Nyman
Kirjounkarinvirna Strimvicker
Vicia striata M. Bieb.
Vicia pannonica striata ; [RK, 278]
fiVicia sativa L.
Rehuvirna Elovirna Common Vetch Spring Vetch Fodervicker
Vicia sativa, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
 Vicia sativa ; [RK, 279]; [SK, 377]; [GMBOT, 526]; [FPN, 279]
[sativa-1U.jpg] identification uncertain 600x906 (~83Kb) USA: Discovery Park, Seattle, King Co., WA, 22.6.2000, Photo © Markku Savela [sativa-1xU.jpg] identification uncertain 600x762 (~68Kb) USA: Discovery Park, Seattle, King Co., WA, 22.6.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

Foodplant for Celastrina argiolus, Colias electo, C. eurytheme, C. phicomone phicomone, Cupido comyntas, Cydia nigricana, Glaucopsyche lygdamus, Lampides boeticus, Plebejus argyrognomon


fiV. s. sativa
Rehuvirna Vikkeri Fodervicker
Vicia sativa sativa ; [RK, 279]
Vicia sativa var. sativa ; [FPN, 279]
fiV. s. nigra (L.) Ehrh.
Kaitavirna Sommarvicker Common Vetch
Vicia angustifolia L.
Vicia sativa angustifolia (L.); All.
Vicia sativa var. segetalis (Thuillier); Koch.
 Vicia angustifolia (L.); ?Reichard
Vicia sativa var. angustifolia (L.); Wahlb.
Vicia sativa segetalis (Thuillier); Gaudin, (incl.)
Vicia sativa nigra ; [RK, 279]
Vicia sativa angustifolia ; [SK, 377]
Vicia sativa var. segetalis ; [GMBOT, 526]; [SK, 377]
Vicia angustifolia ; [GMBOT, 526]
Vicia sativa var. angustifolia ; [FPN, 279]
[nigra-1a.jpg] 690x662 (~45Kb) Finland, Valkeakoski, Rapola, 8.9.1999 © Harri Arkkio [nigra-1b.jpg] 511x720 (~37Kb) Finland, Valkeakoski, Rapola, 8.9.1999 © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant as Vicia angustifolia for Colias eurytheme, C. phicomone phicomone, Cupido comyntas, Cydia dandana


V. s. var. bobartii (Forst.) Koch.
Vicia sativa var. Bobartii ; [SK, 377]
fiVicia lathyroides L.
Nätkelmävirna Spring Vetch Vårvicker
Vicia lathyroides ; [RK, 279]; [SK, 376]
[lathyroides-1a.jpg] 848x960 (~65Kb) Finland, Eckerö, Storby, 1.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio [lathyroides-1b.jpg] 1048x1028 (~92Kb) Finland, Eckerö, Storby, 1.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Vicia peregrina L.
Muukalaisvirna
Vicia melanops Sibth. & Sm.
Mustatäplävirna
Vicia lutea L.
Keltavirna Yellow-vetch
Vicia narbonensis L.
Purppuravirna Narbonne Vetch
Vicia narbonensis ; [SK, 376]

Foodplant for Colias phicomone phicomone

Vicia unijuga A. Braun
'Siperianvirna'

Foodplant for Neptis soma

fiVicia faba L.
Härkäpapu Bondböna Broad Bean
Vicia faba ; [RK, 279]

Foodplant for Euproctis chrysophaea, Lampides boeticus, L. boeticus, Zizina labradus


 
Vicia lunata (Boiss.)
[lunata-1.jpg] 2032x1524 (~615Kb) Cyprus, Platanistasa (Nicosia), 7 avril 2005, Photo © H. Alziar

 
Vicia ludoviciana Nutt.
Vicia ludoviciana ; [GMBOT, 526]
Vicia caroliniana Walt.
Vicia caroliniana ; [GMBOT, 526]

Foodplant for Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Vicia americana Muhl.
American Vetch
Vicia americana ; [GMBOT, 526]; [FPN, 279]

Foodplant for Colias alexandra alexandra, C. eurytheme, C. meadii meadii, C. philodice philodice, C. pseudochristina, Cupido amyntula, C. comyntas, Glaucopsyche lygdamus

V. a. var. minor Hook.
Vicia americana var. minor ; [FPN, 279]
V. a. var. villosa (Kell.) Hermann
Vicia americana var. villosa ; [FPN, 279]
V. a. var. truncata (Nutt.) Brewer
Vicia americana var. truncata ; [GMBOT, 526]; [FPN, 279]
V. a. var. angustifolia Nees.
Vicia americana var. linearis Wats.
Vicia americana var. angustifolia ; [GMBOT, 526]

 
Vicia disperma DC.
Vicia disperma ; [FPN, 279]
Vicia gigantea Hook.
Giant Vetch
Vicia gigantea ; [FPN, 279]

Foodplant for Cupido amyntula, Glaucopsyche lygdamus


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References:
[BONAP]
A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; A data base interface; BONAP U.S. Checklist - 1998; Provided by TAMU-BWG; Texas A & M Bioinformatics Working Group; Based on; Biota of North America Program
[DVF]
Den Virtuella floran; http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html; Ett projekt vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden).; Even for non-Swedish speaker, the distribution maps on species are nice (map buttons "Norden" and "Norra halvklotet")
[FPN]
Hitchcock & Cronquist, 1998; Flora of the Pacific Northwest (11th ed.); ISBN 0-295-95273-3
[GMBOT]
Robinson, Benjamin L., Fernald, Merrit Lyndon, 1908; Gray's New Manual of Botany (7th edition); A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada; American Book Company
[GNSP]
Wielgorskaya, 1995; Dictionary of generic names of seed plants
[H. Alziar]
Nice, France
[Harri Arkkio]
Finland
[RK]
Hämet-Ahti, L., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T. & Uotila, P. (eds), 1998; Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland); Ed. 4. 656 pp.; Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museum. Helsinki
[RUNEBERG]
Project Runeberg: Nordic literature online; Project Runeberg; Bilder ur Nordens Fauna (Carl Axel Magnus Lindman)
[SK]
Mela, A. J., Cajander, A. K., 1906; Suomen Kasvio; Viides painos

If you have corrections, comments or information to add into these pages, just send mail to Markku Savela
Keep in mind that the taxononic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.