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Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb.
lentil vetch

       
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Photo of Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Japan, Tokyo. Usage Requirements.
 
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Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb.

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Synonyms:
Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb.

  VITET Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb. var. tenuissima Druce
 

Distribution:
Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (BC, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 69 species in Vicia
 

Classification:
Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb.

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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 tetrasperma (L.) Schreb. – lentil vetch
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb.

lentil vetch
sparrow vetch

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26359.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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