yellow vetch

Vicia lutea

Member of vetches (genus Vicia)
vetches vs. vetchlings
legume family (family Fabaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
cream, white in flowering plants

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• inflorescence in a cluster of 1–3 flowers at base of leaf, crowded
• 8–16 leaflets, 1–2 cm, oblong to linear, tip rounded or truncate, 1-toothed
• corolla 20–30 mm, yellow, often purple-tinged [photos show it as very pale yellow to white]
• stem ascending or climbing
• rare

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Chris’s observations: 2 (1 is research grade)

Locations:

• Russian Ridge OSP
• Skyline Ridge OSP

Months:

• Apr.: 1
• May: 0
• Jun.: 1

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Not all sites include this taxon:

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora