Honey bees
Nectar value
Medium
Pollen value
Medium
Pollinator plant
Tufted Vetch, Bird vetch, Cow vetch
Vicia cracca
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Climber
- Size
- Medium
- Dimensions
- 1.80 m high × 0.00 m wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 4-8
- Moisture
- Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Partial shade, Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Seed, Leaves
- Functions
- Nitrogen fixer
- Edibility
- 1 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 1 out of 5
Seeds can be boiled or roasted. The leaves and young stems can also be boiled and used as a vegetable. Additionally, the leaves serve as a substitute for tea.