Two-Leaf Vetch (Vicia unijuga)

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

Vicia unijuga is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in) by 0.4 m (1ft 4in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7. It is in flower from July to August, and the seeds ripen from August to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile. It can fix Nitrogen.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young plants and leaves - cooked. — Young plants and leaves - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Thickets and grassy places in lowland and low mountains all over Japan. Hills, forests, grasslands or bush-woods to elevations of 4000 metres in northern China. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)