Vicia hirsuta | Pollinator Plant Database

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Plant and foliage
A flowering stem of Vicia hirsuta with pinnate leaves and tendrils.

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Flowers
Small pale flowers of Vicia hirsuta.

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Common names

35 names · 28 languages

EnglishYour language: Hairy tare^[1]^[2]

Hairy vetch^[1]^[2]

Tiny Purple Vetch^[1]^[2]

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Tiny vetch^[1]^[2]

Other languages (27)

Dutch: Ringelwikke^[1]^[2]
French: Vesce hérissée^[1]^[2]
Afrikaans: klein perswieke^[2]

ringelwieke^[2]
Arabic: بيقية شعرية^[2]
Catalan: escanyagats^[2]
Chinese (Simplified): 小巢菜^[2]
Chinese (Traditional): 小巢豆^[2]
Czech: vikev chlupatá^[2]
Danish: Tofrøet vikke^[2]
Estonian: karvane hiirehernes^[2]
Finnish: peltovirvilä^[2]
German: Acker-Wicke^[1]^[2]

Rauhaarige Wicke^[1]^[2]
Hungarian: borzas bükköny^[2]
Italian: veccia irsuta^[1]^[2]

veccia tentennina^[1]^[2]
Japanese: スズメノエンドウ^[2]
Korean: 새완두^[2]
Latvian: Pūkainais vīķis^[2]
Lithuanian: Gauruotasis vikis^[2]
Norwegian: tofrøvikke^[2]
Polish: Wyka drobnokwiatowa^[2]
Portuguese: Ervilhaca-dos-Lameiros^[1]^[2]
Russian: Горошек волосистый^[2]
Slovak: vika chlpatá^[2]
Slovenian: dlakava grašica^[2]
Swedish: Duvvicker^[2]
Turkish: Boz Fiğ^[2]

Kaba Tüylü Fiğ^[2]
Ukrainian: Вика шорстка^[2]

Sources & name notes (2)

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

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

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

[1] Vicia hirsuta — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records

Hairy Vetch — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
Acker-Wicke — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
Rauhaarige Wicke — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
Hairy tare — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
Tiny Purple Vetch — results[0].names[29]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
Tiny vetch — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
Vesce hérissée — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
veccia irsuta — results[0].names[24]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
veccia tentennina — results[0].names[25]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
Ringelwikke — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
Ervilhaca-dos-Lameiros — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.

[2] Vicia hirsuta — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records

Hairy Vetch — results[4].names[3]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
Acker-Wicke — results[4].names[7]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
Rauhaarige Wicke — results[4].names[6]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
Hairy tare — results[4].names[2]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
Tiny Purple Vetch — results[4].names[29]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
Tiny vetch — results[4].names[4]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
Vesce hérissée — results[4].names[5]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
veccia irsuta — results[4].names[24]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
veccia tentennina — results[4].names[25]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
Ringelwikke — results[4].names[1]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
Ervilhaca-dos-Lameiros — results[4].names[16]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
Duvvicker — results[4].names[8]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
vikev chlupatá — results[4].names[9]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
小巢豆 — results[4].names[10]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
Tofrøet vikke — results[4].names[11]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
karvane hiirehernes — results[4].names[12]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
Горошек волосистый — results[4].names[13]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
tofrøvikke — results[4].names[14]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
peltovirvilä — results[4].names[15]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
Gauruotasis vikis — results[4].names[17]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
スズメノエンドウ — results[4].names[18]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
Wyka drobnokwiatowa — results[4].names[19]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
escanyagats — results[4].names[20]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
بيقية شعرية — results[4].names[21]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
새완두 — results[4].names[22]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
小巢菜 — results[4].names[23]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
Вика шорстка — results[4].names[26]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
klein perswieke — results[4].names[27]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
ringelwieke — results[4].names[28]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
dlakava grašica — results[4].names[30]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
Pūkainais vīķis — results[4].names[31]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
borzas bükköny — results[4].names[32]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
vika chlpatá — results[4].names[33]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
Boz Fiğ — results[4].names[34]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.
Kaba Tüylü Fiğ — results[4].names[35]; taxon id 56188; Vicia hirsuta.

Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy: Vicia hirsuta is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.
Sources [1]
Botanical family: Fabaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.
Sources [1]

Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability

Nectar value Medium

Pollen value Unknown

Plant profile

About this plant

Hairy vetch (Vicia hirsuta) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from May to July.