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
Genus
Vicia
Family
Fabaceae
Order
Fabales
Crop categories
Vegetables
Podded vegetables
Food crops
Subtropical crops
Temperate crops
Legumes