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Douglas Houck | profile | all galleries >> Flora >> Wild Flowers >> Wildflowers of Washington State >> Vicia sativa tree view | thumbnails | slideshow | map

Vicia sativa

Common Names: Garden Vetch, and Narrow-leaved Vetch

Non-native

H&C gives 2 varieties:
var. sativa: flowers > 18 mm, wings usually red
var. augustifolia: flowers < 18mm, wings seldom red

USDA gives 2 subspecies found in NA
ssp. sativa:
ssp. nigra: Narrow-leaved Vetch (= ssp./var. angustifolia)

Note red wing color.
Vicia sativa ssp. sativa
Vicia sativa ssp. sativa