winter vetch

Vicia villosa ssp. varia

Member of hairy vetch (Vicia villosa)
vetches (genus Vicia)
vetches vs. vetchlings
legume family (family Fabaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
purple, red purple in flowering plants

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• 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

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Chris’s observations: 1 (none are research grade)

Locations:

• Joseph D. Grant CP

Months:

• May: 1

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Not all sites include this taxon:

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora