Vicia cracca L., 1753 56% complete

Cow vetch

Sp. pl. 2:735. 1753

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Vicia cracca, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced18 Differs from sources3 Source not recorded11 Not on the record9 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. pl. 2:735. 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Cow vetch No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Temp. Eurasia No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 34 cm
  • 34 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 137 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 28, 45, 50, 71, 76, 92, 133, 174, 175, 178, 203, 251, 310, 347, 419, 500, 519, 589, 776, 897, 917, 926
Sourced
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 174, 175, 178, 203, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color purple Sourced
Flower conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Foliage color empty Not on the record
Foliage texture fine Differs from sources
Fruit color black Sourced
Fruit conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Fruit shape legume Sourced
Growth form Rhizomatous
  • Rhizomatous · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth habit Vine, Forb/herb
  • Vine, Forb/herb · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth rate Moderate Sourced
Maximum height 120 cm
  • 120 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 25, 28, 45, 50, 71, 76, 92, 133, 174, 175, 178, 203, 251, 310, 347, 419, 500, 519, 589, 776, 897, 917, 926
Sourced
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months may, jun, jul
  • may, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-10-20
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203
1 earlier or rejected value
  • Superseded feb, may, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203
Sourced
Duration annual, perennial
  • annual, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 17 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 28, 71, 92, 110, 175, 178, 203, 818, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 6 / 9 · moderately humid air
  • 6 / 9 · moderately humid air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ground humidity 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric)
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203, 489
Sourced
Light 6 / 9 · half-shade to half-light
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation High
  • High · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 1, 20, 57, 71, 92, 444, 445
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7
  • pH 7 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 4.9
  • pH 4.9 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Soil nutriments 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic)
  • 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
Differs from sources
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 33 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
  • 11.7 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 23 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 50, 76, 228, 347, 412, 670
Not on the record
Other
Human usage type — Not on the record
Propagation method — Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record