lentil vetch

(smooth tare)
Vicia tetrasperma

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

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• generally 1–3 flowers, at tip
• peduncle 1–3 cm
• 4–10 leaflets, 6–20 mm, linear to elliptic
• corolla 4–6 mm, pale lavender to light purple
• stem slender, decumbent or climbing, 10–50 cm

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Chris’s observations: 8 (4 are research grade)

Locations:

• Murray Ranch SP: 3
• Skyline Ridge OSP: 2
• Butano SP
• La Honda Creek OSP
• Wilder Ranch SP

Months:

• May: 1
• Jun.: 2
• Jul.: 2
• Aug.: 3

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora