Bitter vetch was one of the first pulses cultivated by man. It is one of the eight neolithic founder crops, which were plant species that were domesticated in the Fertile Crescent region by early farming communities.
Names
Scientific
Vicia ervilia
English
Bitter vetch
Dutch
Erve
Linzenwikke
Spanish
Yero
French
Ers lentille
Lentille erviliaire
German
Bitter-Wicke
Erfe
Linsen-Wicke
Wicklinse
Taxonomy
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Vicia
Species
Vicia ervilia (Bitter vetch)
Crop categories
Arid crops
Cool temperate crops
Legumes
Mediterranean crops
Minor crops
Podded vegetables
Subtropical crops
Temperate crops
Vegetables