Dalmatian bird vetch

Dalmatian bird vetch
	Dalmatian Bird Vetch ( Vicia tenuifolia subsp. Dalmatica )
Systematics
Family :	Legumes (Fabaceae)
Subfamily :	Butterflies (Faboideae)
Tribe :	Fabeae
Genre :	Sweet peas ( Vicia )
Type :	Fine-leaved vetch ( Vicia tenuifolia )
Subspecies :	Dalmatian bird vetch
Scientific name
	Vicia tenuifolia subsp. dalmatica
	( Kern. ) Greuter

The Dalmatian vetch or Dalmatian vetch ( Vicia tenuifolia subsp. Dalmatica (A.Kern.) Greuter , Syn .: Vicia dalmatica A.Kern. ) Is a subspecies of the fine-leaved vetch ( Vicia tenuifolia ) plant that is very rare in Central Europe . in the subfamily of the butterflies (Faboideae) within the family of the legumes (Fabaceae).

description

The Dalmatian bird vetch is a subspecies of the fine-leaved vetch ( Vicia tenuifolia ) and apparently connected to it through transitions. It differs, however, among other things by narrower leaves as well as poor-flowered, loose inflorescences.

The perennial herbaceous plant has a bushy habit , forms soil runners and reaches heights of between 60 and 150 cm. The climbing stem is slender, angular and hairy close-fitting.

The 5 to 10 cm long, pinnate leaves are closely hairy to almost bare and consist of seven to ten pairs of linear, sometimes offset leaflets. The short-stalked to almost sessile leaflets are about 15 to 25 mm long and more or less 1 mm wide. The small, narrow-lanceolate stipules have no nectaries .

The loose-looking inflorescences are at least twice as long as their bracts with stalk. They are seven to 15 flowered. The flowers usually reach lengths of 15 to 20 mm and have a short, bell-shaped, slightly cranked calyx. Its lower teeth are elongated-triangular to lanceolate in shape and much longer than the broad triangular upper teeth. The corolla is at least four times as long as the calyx and has an inverted heart-shaped plate that is twice as long as its nail. The flag is colored blue to purple. The boat is lighter and mostly "oozed" with a yellowish tinge.

The greenish-brown legumes stand out clearly, are about 20 to 30 mm long and 5 to 7 mm wide, have a network nerve and are pointed on both sides.

photos

Occurrence

The Dalmatian vetch occurs from Italy in the west, across Southeast Europe, Asia Minor to Iran. It is rarely abducted to Central Europe.

The Dalmatian vetch can be found in dry and sunny forest and shrubbery fringes and in semi-arid grasslands. It usually prefers lime-rich and not too nutrient-poor substrates.

In Germany, Vicia dalmatica occurs very rarely and is mainly found in southern areas. However, it can be assumed that it is often confused with the fine-leaved vetch ( Vicia tenuifolia ) and therefore other locations can be found. In some places it can now be considered naturalized ( neophyte ). The Dalmatian vetch is apparently missing in Austria and Switzerland.

literature

Gustav Hegi : Illustrated Flora of Central Europe , Paul Parey Publishing House, Berlin and Hamburg, 1975, ISBN 3-489-70020-1
Henning Haeupler , Thomas Muer: picture atlas of the fern and flowering plants of Germany (= the fern and flowering plants of Germany. Volume 2). Published by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation. Ulmer, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-8001-3364-4 .
Christian August Friedrich Garcke : Illustrierte Flora , Verlag Paul Parey, 1972, ISBN 3-489-68034-0
Sebald, Seybold, Philippi: The fern and flowering plants of Baden-Württemberg , Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart, 1990, ISBN 3-8001-3314-8
Wolfgang Adler, Karl Oswald, Raimund Fischer: Excursion flora of Austria. Ed .: Manfred A. Fischer . Ulmer, Stuttgart / Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-8001-3461-6 .
August Binz , Christian Heitz: School and excursion flora for Switzerland , Schwabe & Co. AG, Basel, 1986, ISBN 3-7965-0832-4
Erich Oberdorfer : Plant-sociological excursion flora , Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart, 1990, ISBN 3-8001-3454-3

Individual evidence

↑ Vicia tenuifolia subsp. dalmatica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), USDA , ARS , National Genetic Resources Program. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.

Web links

Commons : Dalmatian Vetch - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

Dalmatian bird vetch. In: FloraWeb.de.
Distribution map for Germany. In: Floraweb .
Thomas Meyer: Data sheet with identification key and photos at Flora-de: Flora von Deutschland (old name of the website: Flowers in Swabia )

[1] Vicia tenuifolia subsp. dalmatica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), USDA , ARS , National Genetic Resources Program. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.