shaggy vetch

Vicia villosa ssp. villosa

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

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• 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)

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Chris’s observations: none

Not all sites include this taxon:

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora