large yellow vetch (Vicia grandiflora kitaibeliana)

Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Vicia grandiflora kitaibeliana is a ANNUAL. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

mild like lettuce, without the grassiness of raw clover or the bitterness of many other leaves. — The leaves of some cultivars can be eaten as a vegetable.; The cultivar 'Woodford' makes a good salad plant, the leaves are mild like lettuce, without the grassiness of raw clover or the bitterness of many other leaves.

Habitat & North American Range

Not known. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)