Vicia Sativa Aggregate

Vicia sativa L. is native to Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa, being commonest and most variable in the area of the Mediterranean, Black, and Caspian seas. ^{5 , 11 , 15} However, it is now widely dispersed and naturalized in most temperate and subtropical areas of the world having been introduced to many countries as a cultivated plant and weed. V. sativa is cultivated for seed, forage, fodder, and green manure. ^{1 , 2 , 4 , 6 , 9 , 10 , 31}