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hairy vetch

Vicia villosa

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Common names

51 names · 32 languages
EnglishYour language
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Other languages (31)
Dutch
French
Arabic
  • بيقية العلف[3]
  • بيقية جراب الصوف[3]
  • بيقية شتوية[3]
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  • بيقية موبرة[3]
Belarusian
  • Віка касматая[3]
Catalan
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 长柔毛野豌豆[3]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 长柔毛野豌豆[3]
Croatian
  • Vlasastodlakava grahorica[3]
Czech
  • vikev huňatá[3]
Danish
  • Sand-Vikke[3]
Estonian
  • põld-hiirehernes[3]
  • takerkarvane hiirehernes[3]
  • talivikk[3]
Finnish
German
Hebrew
  • בקיה שעירה[3]
Hungarian
  • szöszös bükköny[3]
Italian
Japanese
  • ビロードクサフジ(広義)[3]
Korean
Lithuanian
  • Ruginis vikis[3]
Norwegian
  • lodnevikke[3]
Polish
  • Wyka kosmata[3]
Portuguese
Romanian
  • Măzăriche[3]
Russian
  • Горошек мохнатый[3]
Serbian
  • Maljava grahorica[3]
  • Маљава грахорица[3]
Slovak
  • Vika huňatá[3]
Slovenian
  • kuštrava grašica[3]
Spanish
Swedish
  • Luddvicker[3]
Turkish
  • Tüylü Fiğ[3]
Ukrainian
  • Вика волохата[3]
  • Горошок волохатий (Вика волохата)[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

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 villosa — Plant Toolbox common names ↗

NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox; English common names in a United States horticultural reference.

Source records
  • Hairy Vetch — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(3); heading: Common Name(s):; Vicia villosa.
  • Cardyne Hairy Vetch — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(1); heading: Common Name(s):; Vicia villosa.
  • Fodder Vetch — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(2); heading: Common Name(s):; Vicia villosa.
  • Lana Vetch — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(4); heading: Common Name(s):; Vicia villosa.
  • Sand Vetch — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(5); heading: Common Name(s):; Vicia villosa.
  • Smooth Vetch — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(6); heading: Common Name(s):; Vicia villosa.
  • Thick-fruited Vetch — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(7); heading: Common Name(s):; Vicia villosa.
  • Winter Vetch — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(8); heading: Common Name(s):; Vicia villosa.
  • Wooley-pod Vetch — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(9); heading: Common Name(s):; Vicia villosa.
  • Wooly Vetch — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(10); heading: Common Name(s):; Vicia villosa.
[2] Vicia villosa — 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[1]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Zottige Wicke — results[0].names[12]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Fodder Vetch — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Winter Vetch — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • woolly pod vetch — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • veza de invierno — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Vesce de Cerdagne — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Vesce velue — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • veccia villosa — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Bonte wikke — results[0].names[19]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Ervilhaca-de-cachos-roxos — results[0].names[38]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Ervilhaca-peluda — results[0].names[33]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
[3] Vicia villosa — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • hairy vetch — results[23].names[1]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Zottige Wicke — results[23].names[12]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Fodder Vetch — results[23].names[4]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Winter Vetch — results[23].names[2]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • woolly pod vetch — results[23].names[7]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • veza de invierno — results[23].names[5]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Vesce de Cerdagne — results[23].names[9]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Vesce velue — results[23].names[8]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • veccia villosa — results[23].names[11]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Bonte wikke — results[23].names[19]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Ervilhaca-de-cachos-roxos — results[23].names[38]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Ervilhaca-peluda — results[23].names[33]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Luddvicker — results[23].names[3]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • בקיה שעירה — results[23].names[10]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Wyka kosmata — results[23].names[13]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • vikev huňatá — results[23].names[14]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • põld-hiirehernes — results[23].names[15]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • takerkarvane hiirehernes — results[23].names[16]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • talivikk — results[23].names[17]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Горошек мохнатый — results[23].names[18]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • lodnevikke — results[23].names[20]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Vlasastodlakava grahorica — results[23].names[21]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • ruisvirna — results[23].names[22]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • بيقية موبرة — results[23].names[23]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • بيقية شتوية — results[23].names[24]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • بيقية جراب الصوف — results[23].names[25]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • بيقية العلف — results[23].names[26]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Ruginis vikis — results[23].names[27]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • 벳지 — results[23].names[28]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • ビロードクサフジ(広義) — results[23].names[29]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Garlanda — results[23].names[30]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • 长柔毛野豌豆 — results[23].names[31]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • 长柔毛野豌豆 — results[23].names[32]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Măzăriche — results[23].names[34]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Вика волохата — results[23].names[35]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Віка касматая — results[23].names[36]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Горошок волохатий (Вика волохата) — results[23].names[37]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Tüylü Fiğ — results[23].names[39]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Sand-Vikke — results[23].names[40]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • szöszös bükköny — results[23].names[41]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Маљава грахорица — results[23].names[42]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Maljava grahorica — results[23].names[43]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • Vika huňatá — results[23].names[44]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
  • kuštrava grašica — results[23].names[45]; taxon id 57317; Vicia villosa.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Botanical family
Fabaceae

Genus-level classification for Vicia; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Taxonomy
NC State Extension publishes a profile under Vicia villosa.

Profile-name match; no accepted-name status is asserted.

Sources [2]
Mature height
0.3–0.91 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

Sources [2]
Mature spread
0.3–0.91 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

Sources [2]
Plant habit
Erect; Spreading

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Life cycle
Annual; Biennial

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Growth rate
Rapid

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Moisture and drainage
Good Drainage; Moist; Occasionally Dry

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Soil texture
High Organic Matter; Loam (Silt)

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Soil pH
Neutral (6.0-8.0)

NC State Extension profile. These source categories do not certify the catalogue’s numeric pH interval.

Sources [2]
Flowering season
Spring; Summer

NC State Extension profile. Seasons reflect the source region and do not verify the catalogue’s exact flowering months.

Sources [2]
Native range
Canary Islands, Africa, Europe, Western Asia

NC State Extension profile. Origin reported by the source; this is not a claim of local nativeness.

Sources [2]
Reported wildlife attraction
Listed as attracting: bees, pollinators.

NC State Extension profile. Broad wildlife categories; this does not establish flower visits by a named bee species or quantify nectar and pollen.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to August.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Vicia — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP): Fabaceae. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 3796450; ID 9CMDW; rank genus; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. NC State Extension Vicia villosa — Plant Toolbox

    NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Growing conditions and seasons reflect its United States horticultural context.

    Supports: TaxonomyMature heightMature spreadPlant habitLife cycleGrowth rateLightMoisture and drainageSoil textureSoil pHFlowering seasonNative rangeReported wildlife attraction
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: Main botanical heading (h1)
    • Mature height: Dimensions / Height
    • Mature spread: Dimensions / Width
    • Plant habit: Habit/Form
    • Life cycle: Life Cycle
    • Growth rate: Growth Rate
    • Light: Light
    • Moisture and drainage: Soil Drainage
    • Soil texture: Soil Texture
    • Soil pH: Soil pH
    • Flowering season: Flower Bloom Time
    • Native range: Country Or Region Of Origin
    • Reported wildlife attraction: Attracts

    Source checked on .