- Vicia
Key to the species of Vicia
1Flowers 1-many; peduncles more than 1.5 mm long; stipules lacking glands2 1Flowers 1–4; peduncles 0–1.5 mm long; stipules usually with a prominent central glandVicia sativa → 2Corolla 2–8 mm long; pod 8–20 mm long3 2Corolla 10–25 mm long; pod 20–50 mm long5 3Leaves with 4–10 pairs of leaflets; corolla 2–5 mm long; pod usually 1–2-seeded4 3Leaves with 3–6 pairs of leaflets; corolla 5–8 mm long; pod 3–4-seededVicia tetrasperma 4Leaflets linear to elliptic; calyx teeth unequal; pod 12–20 mm long, 5–8 mm wide, glabrousVicia disperma 4Leaflets linear to lanceolate; calyx teeth subequal; pod 6–12 mm long, 2–4 mm wide, densely pubescentVicia hirsuta 5Racemes 2–40-flowered; base of calyx distinctly gibbousVicia villosa → Modified from: Jeanes, J.A. (1996). Fabaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J. (eds), Flora of Victoria. Vol. 3. Dicotyledons Winteraceae to Myrtaceae. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
