Vicia pseudo-orobus




Scientific name Vicia pseudo-orobus Fischer & C. A. Meyer
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Fabeae
Synonyms Vicia pseudoorobus Fischer & C. A. Meyer forma albiflora (Nakai) T. B. Lee; Vicia tanakae Franchet & Savatier
Common name (Japanese common name) ooba-kusa-fuji (オオバクサフジ, 大葉草藤 [large leaved herbal fuji (fuji = Wisteria floribunda)]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China, Mongolia
Habitat Mountane field
Chromosomal number 2n=14
Description Leaves 4-10 pairs leaflets, each 2-6cm long, 1-3cm wide. Flowers blue purple 13-15mm long, flowering in August to October. Fruits 2-3cm long, 4-5mm wide, non hair. Perennial plants.
Reference Vicia pseudo-orobus Fisch. & C. A. Mey.



September 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
September 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
September 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden