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Vicia benghalensis L.
purple vetch

   
Symbol: VIBE
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Vine
Forb/herb
Native Status:  
  



   
Other common names:
  reddish tufted vetch
Photograph of Vicia benghalensis L.
Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Belgium, Gembloux.
 
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Synonyms:
Vicia benghalensis L.

  VIAT2 Vicia atropurpurea Desf.   purple vetch
 

Distribution by State:
Vicia benghalensis L.

Distributional Map for Vicia benghalensis L.
Distribution Map Legend

Vicia benghalensis L. distribution:
USA (CA, NY)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
CA, NY

 

Related Taxa:
Vicia benghalensis L.

236 genera in Fabaceae, 69 species in Vicia
 

Classification:
Vicia benghalensis L.

     
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 benghalensis L. – purple vetch
 

Introduced Information:
Vicia benghalensis L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.

 

 

 
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