FABACEAE -
Bean Family
Bean Family
Vicia sativa L. subsp. sativa (common vetch)
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Synonym
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Vicia: Latin name for the vetch plant; sativa: cultivated
Native Plant
No
Life Form
Annual Vine, Deciduous, Herbaceous
Flowering Period
Summer
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont ☑ Coastal Plain
Habitat
Disturbed areas, roadsides
State Status
Non-native
Piedmont Status
Non-native
Coastal Plain Status
Non-native
Global Status
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Federal Status
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Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Additional Info
Leaflest of subspecies sativa are 2-5 times as long as wide.