| Vicia cracca L. | |
| Publ. & Syn. | Vicia oreophila Zertová, Novit. Bot. Horti Bot. Univ. Carol. Prag. 1962: 51 (1962). Described from Czechoslovakia. - Vicia cracca subsp. oreophila (Zertová) Á. Löve & D. Löve, Preslia 46: 132 (1974). |
| Notes | Vicia cracca is an archaeophyte in Greenland where it seems to be an adventive from Medieval times, introduced with the Norse immigrants (Porsild 1932; Pedersen 1972; Böcher et al. 1978). The species is polymorphic. |
| Chromosomes | (1) 12 14 (2x). - Europe, Siberia, Asia (C), Far East. - Numerous reports. (2) 21 21-24 (3x). - Europe. - Several reports. (3) 27 28 30 (4x). - Europe, Canada, Greenland. - Numerous reports. This is another case where Löve and Löve (1975a) 'corrected' the data. They reported a uniform 2n = 28 for this species but their referred sources have many numbers slightly deviating from 28, equally frequent reports of 2n = 14, and already at their time some reports of 2n = 21. Diploids, triploids, and tetraploids do not seem to differ morphologically and are all present in the northern areas. |
| Geography | European - Asian (W): ICE NOR RUS SIB CAN* GRL*. |
| Distribution | N = F GW = * D = ? Ic = s E = F YG = r HL = * FN = f UN = s Kh = r Tm = r KP = f [ key ] |
| Parent taxon | Vicia L. |
| PAF ID | 630802 |