Bitter Vetch vs Narbonne Vetch

Vicia ervilia compared with Vicia narbonensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Vetch	Narbonne Vetch
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Vicia	Vicia
Species	Vicia ervilia	Vicia narbonensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bitter Vetch and Narbonne Vetch share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Vicia.

Conservation Status

Bitter Vetch

NE — Not Evaluated

Narbonne Vetch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Vetch	Narbonne Vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Vetch

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan) and Europe (24 countries).

Narbonne Vetch

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Bitter Vetch

The Bitter Vetch (Vicia ervilia) is a species in the genus Vicia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 16 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan