hairy vetch

Vicia villosa

Member of vetches (genus Vicia)
vetches vs. vetchlings
legume family (family Fabaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

Key features:

short hairs on upper stems and leaves conspicuous or none/sparse/appressed
lower calyx lobe length
corolla length

winter vetch
Vicia villosa ssp. varia

winter vetch
Vicia villosa ssp. varia

no hairs on stems or leaves or hair is sparse, appressed, ± 1 mm
lower calyx lobes generally 1–2.5 mm, narrowly lanceolate, straight
corolla 10–14(16) mm
blooms much later into summer
found everywhere

shaggy vetch
Vicia villosa ssp. villosa

hairs on upper stems and leaves conspicuous, spreading, 1–2 mm
lower calyx lobes 2–4 mm, linear, often curved
corolla 14–18 mm
less common in the bay area (Sierra Azul, Mission Peak, Sunol, and elsewhere north in the East Bay)

1 observed taxon / 1 unobserved taxon / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 74 (56 are research grade)

Locations:

Henry Coe SP: 11
Calero CP: 7
Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP: 7
Russian Ridge OSP: 6
Almaden Quicksilver CP: 4
Fremont Older OSP: 4
Monte Bello OSP: 3
Pleasanton Ridge RP: 3
Rancho Cañada del Oro OSP: 3
Santa Teresa CP: 3
Coyote Hills RP: 2
Coyote Valley OSP: 2
Joseph D. Grant CP: 2
Stevens Creek CP: 2
Alum Rock Park, San Jose
Andrew Molera SP
Coyote Creek Trail
Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve
El Corte de Madera OSP
Long Ridge OSP
Mission Peak RP
Máyyan 'Ooyákma Coyote Ridge OSP
Pacheco SP
San Jose, CA
Saratoga, CA
Sierra Azul OSP
Sierra Vista OSP
Skyline Ridge OSP
Sunol Wilderness RP

Months:

Mar.: 17
Apr.: 25
May: 19
Jun.: 11
Jul.: 2

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Not all sites include this taxon:

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora