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Vicia sativa L.
garden vetch

   
Symbol: VISA
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Vine
Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    I
AK    I
HI    I
CAN    I
SPM    I



   
Other common names:
  common vetch
Photograph of Vicia sativa L.
Brother Alfred Brousseau. Courtesy of St. Mary's College of California. ©St. Mary's College of California.
 
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Distribution by State:
Vicia sativa L.

Distributional Map for Vicia sativa L.
Distribution Map Legend

Vicia sativa L. distribution:
USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, YT), FRA (SPM)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY

 

Related Taxa:
Vicia sativa L.

236 genera in Fabaceae, 69 species in Vicia
Distribution of Vicia sativa L. ssp. amphicarpa (L.) Batt.. .
Vicia sativa ssp. amphicarpa
subterranean vetch
Distribution of Vicia sativa L. ssp. cordata (Wulfen ex Hoppe) Batt.. .
Vicia sativa ssp. cordata
Distribution of Vicia sativa L. ssp. macrocarpa (Moris) Arcang.. .
Vicia sativa ssp. macrocarpa
Distribution of Vicia sativa L. ssp. nigra (L.) Ehrh.. . Image Available.
Vicia sativa ssp. nigra
garden vetch
Distribution of Vicia sativa L. ssp. sativa. . Image Available.
Vicia sativa ssp. sativa
garden vetch
Related Taxa Legend
 

Classification:
Vicia sativa 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 sativa L. – garden vetch
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Vicia sativa L.

Vicia angustifolia [=VISAN2]
garden vetch

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above 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.

N'EAST Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.
SWSS Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Vicia sativa L.

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

Wetland Indicator Status:
Vicia sativa L.

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
UPL,FACW FACU- FACU FACU- FACU FACU FAC FACW FACU UPL FACU UPL NO UPL

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Vicia sativa L.

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26355.

 

 

 

 
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