Vicia ervilia; Erwenlinse; Vicia ervilia (alte Namen) -- Familie Schmetterlingsbl黷ler (Fabaceae); Linsen-Wicke; Vicia ervilia (L.) Willd.; Linsenwicke; Steinlinse; other Syn.; Ervum ervilia L. (basionym); Die Wicken; Vicia; sind eine Pflanzengattung in der Unterfamilie Schmetterlingsbl黷ler; Faboideae; innerhalb der Familie der H黮senfr點htler; Fabaceae.; Vicia ervilia - old Names; Family Fabaceae; Vicia ervilia (L.) Willd.; 1. also bitter vetch; ervil; 1. Vicia ervilia; the bitter vetch; is an ancient grain legume crop of the Mediterranean region. The nutritional value of the grain for ruminant production has guaranteed the continued cultivation of V. ervilia in Morocco; Spain and Turkey.; other Syn.; Ervum ervilia L. (basionym); Vicia; genus of about 140 species of flowering plants commonly known as vetches. It is in the legume family; Fabaceae .