spring vetch

Vicia sativa ssp. sativa

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

calyx tube 6–7 mm, lobes 5–11 mm
corolla 18–30 mm
leaflets 4–10 mm wide, wedge-shaped to oblong, length 2–6 × width

Toxicity of vetch, common (Vicia sativa):
0 – Non-toxic.

Chris’s observations: 37 (9 are research grade)

Locations:

Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve: 6
Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP: 5
Calero CP: 4
Henry Coe SP: 2
Russian Ridge OSP: 2
Skyline Ridge OSP: 2
Almaden Quicksilver CP
Coyote Hills RP
Dry Creek Pioneer RP
Ed R. Levin CP
Fremont Older OSP
Long Ridge OSP
Murray Ranch SP
Máyyan 'Ooyákma Coyote Ridge OSP
Pleasanton Ridge RP
Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP
Santa Teresa CP
Sierra Azul; OSP
Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area
Waterdog Lake & Open Space
Wilder Ranch SP
Windy Hill OSP

Months:

Feb.: 3
Mar.: 7
Apr.: 15
May: 9
Jun.: 1
Jul.: 1
Aug.: 1

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora