Pseudo-orobus Vetch (Vicia pseudo-orobus)

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

Vicia pseudo-orobus is a PERENNIAL growing to 1.5 m (5ft). It is in flower from June to September, and the seeds ripen from August to October. 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.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young stems and leaves - cooked. — Young stems and leaves - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Shrubberies, dry slopes and forest edges. Hill slopes, bush-woods and forests at elevations of 800 - 2000 metres in northern and western China. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)