& C. A. Mey. Vicia pubescens (DC.) Link Vicia pyrenaica Vicia sativa – common vetch, narrow-leaved vetch, tare Vicia sepium – bush vetch Vicia sericocarpa Fenzl Vicia serratifolia Jacq. – French vetch (formerly in V. narbonensis) Vicia sylvatica L. – wood vetch Vicia tenuifolia Roth. – fine-leaved vetch Vicia tenuifolia ssp. dalmatica (A.Kern.) Greuter (=V. dalmatica, V. tenuifolia sensu auct. non Roth.) Vicia tetrasperma – smooth tare, smooth vetch Vicia tsydenii Malyschev Vicia unijuga A.Br. Vicia villosa – hairy vetch, fodder vetch, winter vetch Plants formerly placed in Vicia include: Lens nigricans (as V. nigricans (M.Bieb.) Janka) Etymology Vicia means 'binder' in Latin; this was the name used by Pliny for vetch. The vetch is also referenced by Horace in his account of 'The town mouse and country mouse' as ervum. This is said to be a source of comfort for the country mouse after a disturbing insight into urban life. Notes References External links and further reading Vicia plant profiles, United States Department of Agriculture Mansfeld's database for cultivated plants (search for Vicia, 17 cultivated taxa listed) FAO's Neglected crops: 1492 from a different perspective Chapter 26: Grain legumes for animal feed Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Pre-Pottery Neolithic A Fabaceae genera Forages