South Dakota Native Plant Research
 
Vicia americana

Scientific Name

Vicia americana

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Family Name

Fabaceae

Common Name

American vetch

Description

Vicia americana is a(n) perennial forb, which grows 1 m to 3 m in height. This species is commonly found from low to high elevatoins througout the Black Hills area, in a variety of dry, open to moist, shaded habitats; mixed grass prairie, sagebrush steppe, meadows, pine forest, and deciduous woodlands. The leaves are even-pinnate, short-petioled to sessile, terminated by simple or branched tendrils. Vicia americana has bluish-purple flowers that bloom from May to July.

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Vicia americana

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