american vetch

Vicia americana

Member of vetches (genus Vicia)
vetches vs. vetchlings
legume family (family Fabaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
pale purple, pink in flowering plants

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• flowers 3–9, generally spaced, on > 1 side of axis
• flower attached in line with the base
• calyx lower lobes > upper lobes
• plant is hairy or glabrous
• leaflets 8–16, 1–3.5 cm, widely elliptic, wedge-shaped, to narrowly oblong, tip acute, truncate, notched, or 1–5-toothed
• corolla 15–25 mm, generally blue-purple to lavender

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Chris’s observations: 9 (all are research grade)

Locations:

• Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve: 2
• Big Basin SP
• Calero CP
• Henry Coe SP
• Nisene Marks SP
• Skyline Ridge OSP
• Stevens Creek CP
• Waterdog Lake & Open Space

Months:

• Mar.: 3
• Apr.: 1
• May: 4
• Jun.: 1

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Not all sites include this taxon:

• Vicia americana → iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora
• not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora