Vicia americana var. americana Calflora

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Taxon Report

Vicia americana Willd. var. americana

(not an active name)

American vetch, Vetch

2008 Neal Kramer

2008 Steve Matson

Vicia americana var. americana is a perennial herb or vine that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Vicia americana ssp. americana


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1255 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Vicia americana
Genus:	Vicia
Family:	Fabaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest

Name Status:

Alternate Names:


JM93	Vicia americana var. linearis
JEF + PLANTS	Vicia americana ssp. americana

Information about Vicia americana var. americana from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (VIAMA3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/03/2024).