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Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd.
American vetch

       
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Photo of Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd.

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Distribution:
Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd.

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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, DC, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 69 species in Vicia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. ssp. americana. . Image Available.
Vicia americana ssp. americana
American vetch
Distribution of Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. ssp. mexicana C.R. Gunn [excluded]. .
Vicia americana ssp. mexicana
Distribution of Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. ssp. minor (Hook.) C.R. Gunn. . Image Available.
Vicia americana ssp. minor
mat vetch
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus Vicia L. – vetch
Species Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. – American vetch
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland:
purple vetch              Endangered, Extirpated
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC? NI NI NI NI NI NI NI NI FAC* NI NI NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26331.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
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