Vicia onobrychioides, commonly known as the Saffoin vetch, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. The species is native to southern Europe and northwestern Africa. The species has also been introduced in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Baltic States and the Kaliningrad Oblast.[1][2]

Vicia onobrychioides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Vicia
Species:
V. onobrychioides
Binomial name
Vicia onobrychioides
(Linnaeus, 1753)
Synonyms

Abacosa onobrychioides (L.) Alef., 1861
Vicia punctata Schleich. ex Pers.
Vicia violacea Dulac, 1867

The species contains the following subspecies:[3]

  • Vicia onobrychioides subsp. alborosea Dobignard
  • Vicia onobrychioides subsp. onobrychioides

References

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  1. ^ "Vicia onobrychioides L." Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  2. ^ "Vicia onobrychioides L." worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  3. ^ "Sainfoin vetch - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2023-06-08.