Common name
English: Yellow vetch
German: Gelbe Wicke
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2595)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2492)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2107)
Order: Fabales (237)
Family: Fabaceae (237)(family description)
Genus: Vicia (8)
Epithet: lutea L. (5)
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