Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusVicia
Scientific name with authorshipVicia cracca L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cracca gerardii (All.) Gren. & Godr.Cracca major Godr. & Gren.Cracca plumosa Timb.-Lagr.Cracca pyrenaica Gren.Cracca pyrenaica Gren. ex Rouy & FoucaudCracca vulgaris OpizErvum cracca (L.) Trautv.Vicia australis Ten.Vicia azurea SchurVicia cracca f. canescens Maxim.Vicia cracca f. craccaVicia cracca f. etiamalba B.BoivinVicia cracca f. humilis NeumanVicia cracca f. leucantha NakaiVicia cracca f. macrophylla Maxim.Vicia cracca f. pallidiflora Maxim.Vicia cracca f. pulchra DruceVicia cracca subsp. canescens Franch. & Sav.Vicia cracca subsp. galloprovincinalis Asch. & Graebn.Vicia cracca subsp. gerardi GaudinVicia cracca subsp. heteropus FreynVicia cracca subsp. imbricata RouyVicia cracca subsp. kitaibeliana (Rchb.) SoóVicia cracca subsp. oreophila (Zertova) Á.Löve & D.LöveVicia cracca subsp. stenophylla (Velen.) C.D.PrestonVicia cracca subsp. stenophylla (Velen.) P.H.Davis & PlitmannVicia cracca subsp. tenuifolia (Roth) CorbièreVicia cracca subsp. vulgaris GaudinVicia cracca subsp. vulgaris Schinz & R.KellerVicia cracca var. alpina RouyVicia cracca var. canescens (Maxim.) Franch. & Sav.Vicia cracca var. craccaVicia cracca var. gerardi (Gaudin) W.D.J.KochVicia cracca var. japonica Miq.Vicia cracca var. kitaibeliana (Rchb.) Corb.Vicia cracca var. latifolia Coss. & Germ.Vicia cracca var. latifolia Coss. & Germ. ex Corb.Vicia cracca var. leucantha (Nakai) NakaiVicia cracca var. linearis Peterm.Vicia cracca var. nana GaudinVicia cracca var. peudocassubica Klett & Richt.Vicia cracca var. plumosa (Timb.-Lagr.) RouyVicia cracca var. pulchra (Druce) P.D.SellVicia cracca var. vulgaris W.D.J.KochVicia dahurica Turcz.Vicia douglassii Torr.Vicia gerardi A.St.-Hil.Vicia gerardii All.Vicia grenieri RouyVicia grossheimii Ekvtim.Vicia heteropus FreynVicia hetoropus FreynVicia hiteropus FreynVicia imbricata Gilib.Vicia incana Thuill.Vicia kitaibeliana Rchb.Vicia kitaibelii Rchb.Vicia kitaibelii Rchb. ex NymanVicia macrophylla (Maxim.) B.Fedtsch.Vicia multiflora Lam.Vicia oiana HondaVicia oreophila ChrtkováVicia oreophila ZertovaVicia pontica Willd.Vicia scheuzeri BrüggerVicia stenophylla GrecescuVicia tenuifolia f. laxiflora (Griseb.) DiklicVicia tenuifolia subsp. stenophylla Velen.Vicia tenuifolia var. laxiflora Griseb.Vicia tenuifolia var. stenophylla Boiss.Vicia variabilis Grossh.Vicia versicolor Salisb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier30263827-2
Use codesAF EU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.