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Vicia sepium

Bush Vetch

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Common names

36 names · 32 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Bush Vetch[1]
Other languages (31)
Dutch
  • Heggenwikke[1]
French
  • Vesce des haies[1]
Arabic
  • بيقية السياج[1]
Asturian
Belarusian
  • Гарошак плотавы[1]
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Czech
  • vikev plotní[1]
Danish
  • Gærde-vikke[1]
Estonian
  • aed-hiirehernes[1]
Faroese
  • garðakrøkja[1]
Finnish
German
  • Zaun-Wicke[1]
Hungarian
  • gyepű bükköny[1]
  • gyepűbükköny[1]
Icelandic
  • Giljaflækja[1]
Irish
  • Peasair fhiáin[1]
Italian
  • Veccia delle siepi[1]
Japanese
  • イブキノエンドウ[1]
  • コモンベッチ[1]
Latvian
  • Žoga vīķis[1]
Lithuanian
  • Patvorinis vikis[1]
Norwegian
  • gjerdevikke[1]
Polish
  • Wyka płotowa[1]
Portuguese
  • Faveca-das-sebes[1]
Russian
  • Горошек заборный[1]
Slovak
  • vika plotná[1]
Slovenian
  • obplotna grašica[1]
Spanish
Swedish
  • Häckvicker[1]
Turkish
  • Dere Baklası[1]
Ukrainian
  • Вика підтинна[1]
Welsh
  • Ffacbysen y cloddiau[1]
Sources & name notes (1)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Vicia sepium — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Bush Vetch — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • Vesce des haies — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • Zaun-Wicke — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • aitovirna — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • Häckvicker — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • Wyka płotowa — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • Heggenwikke — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • vikev plotní — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • gjerdevikke — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • Gærde-vikke — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • aed-hiirehernes — results[0].names[12]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • Горошек заборный — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • Erveyaca — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • Veccia delle siepi — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • Patvorinis vikis — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • Faveca-das-sebes — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • イブキノエンドウ — results[0].names[18]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • コモンベッチ — results[0].names[19]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • Peasair fhiáin — results[0].names[20]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • 野豌豆 — results[0].names[21]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • garðakrøkja — results[0].names[22]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • Вика підтинна — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • Гарошак плотавы — results[0].names[24]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • obplotna grašica — results[0].names[25]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • gyepűbükköny — results[0].names[26]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • Žoga vīķis — results[0].names[27]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • Giljaflækja — results[0].names[28]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • بيقية السياج — results[0].names[29]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • gyepű bükköny — results[0].names[30]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • 薇 — results[0].names[31]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • Veza — results[0].names[32]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • Arveja Silvestre — results[0].names[33]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • Ffacbysen y cloddiau — results[0].names[34]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • vika plotná — results[0].names[35]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • 野豌豆 — results[0].names[36]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.
  • Dere Baklası — results[0].names[37]; taxon id 127345; Vicia sepium.

General information

Scientific name: Vicia sepium
Accepted name (Kew): Vicia sepium L. View name reference ↗

Accepted in the cited Kew taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1] [2]
Botanical family: Fabaceae

Kew's family placement for the genus Vicia (WCVP v16).

Sources [1]
Also known as: Bush Vetch
Images: Google Images

Plant characteristics

Layer: Climber
Catalogue size class: Medium
Height: 1.00 m
Spread: - m
Growth rate: Moderate
Foliage: Deciduous

Growing conditions

USDA hardiness: 5-9
Soil moisture:
Moist
Soil:
Sand (light) Loam (medium) Clay (heavy)
pH:
Acidic Neutral Alkaline
Light:
Partial shade, Full sun

Uses

Edible parts:
Seed, Leaves
Edibility rating:
(1)
Medicinal rating:
(0)
Functions:
Nitrogen fixer

Description

Boiled seeds.

Harvest

Harvest starts: 01/08
Harvest ends: 30/09

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew World Checklist of Vascular Plants, version 16, extracted 4 June 2026
    Supports: Botanical familyTaxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: WCVP v16, wcvp_names.csv row 178871; name ID 2452522; Vicia L.. Family column.
    • Taxonomy: WCVP v16, wcvp_names.csv row 177173; name ID 2451888; Vicia sepium L..

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.

  2. Catalogue of Life Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Vicia sepium

    Taxonomic data from WCVP-Fabaceae, version 2026, v.7, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. This shares the Kew WCVP evidence base cited on this page.

    Supports: Taxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: COL 2026-08-20, NameUsage.tsv line 1463307, ID 5BCWQ: Vicia sepium L. (accepted).

    Source checked on .