Kashubian Vetch (Vicia cassubica) — Botanical Emblem Named by Carl Linnaeus

Kashubian vetch (Vicia cassubica L.) was classified and named in honour of Kashubia by Carl Linnaeus in his monumental 1753 work "Species Plantarum".

Significance in Global Botanical Nomenclature

Nazwanie gatunku przez Linneusza z epitetem cassubica było wyrazem uznania dla specyfiki flory regionu pomorskiego i utrwaliło nazwę Kaszub w naukowej literaturze przyrodniczej na całym świecie.

Wyka kaszubska w naturalnym środowisku
Kwitnąca wyka kaszubska (Vicia cassubica) w pomorskim lesie
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