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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Fabales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
 Vicia cracca var. cracca   FAMILY Fabaceae   Go to FSUS key

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vicia cracca ssp. cracca   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 11 (2023)

Vicia cracca var. cracca

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Vicia cracca

SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)

Vicia cracca var. cracca

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-36-005:

Vicia cracca   FAMILY Fabaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Vicia cracca

 

COMMON NAME:
 Tufted Vetch, Bird Vetch, Cow Vetch

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
 Vicia cracca var. cracca   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vicia cracca ssp. cracca   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 11
 Vicia cracca var. cracca

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
 Vicia cracca

SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
 Vicia cracca var. cracca

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-36-005:
 Vicia cracca   FAMILY Fabaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
 Vicia cracca

 

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1633

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native? Eurasia

Rare

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Invasive?

This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

 

LEAVES:
Even-pinnately compound: (12)16-24 leaflets
Mostly alternate

FLOWER:
Summer
Blue-violet (rarely white)
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
10 stamens, diadelphous, 9 and 1
Superior ovary

Racemes long-stalked, one-sided, with 20-50 densely clustered flowers

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Legume

 

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