Pea Vetch (Vicia pisiformis)

Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Vicia pisiformis is a PERENNIAL growing to 1.8 m (6ft). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile. It can fix Nitrogen. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. 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: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed - cooked. Used like lentils. Used as a vegetable. No more details are given. — Used like lentils.; Used as a vegetable.; No more details are given.

Habitat & North American Range

Forests, mainly broad-leaved, in Scandinavia and eastwards to Asia. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)