*Vicia tetrasperma (Linnaeus) Schreber. Common name: Slender Vetch, Smooth Tare, Lentil Vetch, Sparrow Vetch. Phenology: Apr-Sep; May-Oct. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe.
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, FNA11.2, G, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, S13, SE3, Tat, Tn, Va, WH3, Isely (1998); > Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb. var. tenuissima Druce — F; > Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb. var. tetrasperma — F; Ervum tetraspermum Linnaeus. Basionym: Ervum tetraspermum L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Vicia tetrasperma - FNA11.2
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Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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