Vicia japonica




Scientific name Vicia japonica A. Gray
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Fabeae
Synonyms Vicia japonica A. Gray forma albiflora Honda; Vicia japonica A. Gray var. oblongifolia A. Gray
Common name (Japanese common name) hiroha-kusa-fuji (ヒロハクサフジ, 広葉草藤 [meaning: broad leaved herbal fuji (fuji = Wisteria floribunda)]), hama-kusa-fuji (ハマクサフジ, 浜草藤 [meaning: coastal herbal fuji])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (east of Mie Prefecture)
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea
Habitat Sand beach
Chromosomal number 2n=12
Description Plants creeping 50-100cm long. Leaves 5-8 pairs leaflets, each 1-2cm long, 5.10mm wide. Flowers blue purple, flowering in June to September. Fruits 2-2.5cm long. Vine, Perennial plants.
Reference Vicia japonica A. Gray



July 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
July 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
July 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden