Common name
English: Yellow vetch
German: Gelbe Wicke
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Fabales (244)
Family: Fabaceae (244)(family description)
Genus: Vicia (8)
Epithet: lutea L. (6)
Synonyms: Hypechusa lutea (L.) Alef., Vicia ciliata Schur, Vicia lineata M.Bieb.
ciliata => fringed, as with eyelashes
lineata => linear, striped with a parallel line
lutea => distinct yellow, a full yellow
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow, beige