common vetch
Vicia sativa
Member of
vetches (genus Vicia)
vetches vs. vetchlings
legume family (family Fabaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)
There are no other wild members of this species in California.
Key features:
- length of calyx lobes (supposedly no overlap, but measure carefully!)
- length of corolla (supposedly no overlap, but measure carefully!)
- length vs. width of leaflets (there is substantial overlap here)
Toxicity of vetch, common (Vicia sativa):
0 – Non-toxic.
2 observed taxons / 1 key
Chris’s observations: 59 (33 are research grade)
Locations:
- Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve: 9
- Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP: 6
- Henry Coe SP: 6
- Almaden Quicksilver CP: 3
- Calero CP: 3
- Russian Ridge OSP: 3
- Waterdog Lake & Open Space: 3
- Long Ridge OSP: 2
- Santa Teresa CP: 2
- Skyline Ridge OSP: 2
- Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area: 2
- Alum Rock Park, San Jose
- Castle Rock SP
- Coyote Hills RP
- Dry Creek Pioneer RP
- Ed R. Levin CP
- Fort Ord NM
- Fremont Older OSP
- Murray Ranch SP
- Máyyan 'Ooyákma Coyote Ridge OSP
- Pleasanton Ridge RP
- Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP
- Sierra Azul OSP
- Stevens Creek CP
- Stevens Creek Trail
- Sunol Wilderness RP
- UCSC Campus Natural Reserve
- Wilder Ranch SP
- Windy Hill OSP
Months:
- Feb.: 6
- Mar.: 13
- Apr.: 23
- May: 11
- Jun.: 4
- Jul.: 1
- Aug.: 1
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Taxon info:
iNaturalist
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Calflora
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CalPhotos
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Jepson eFlora
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FNA
Bay Area species:
iNaturalist
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Calflora
