Vicia americana
Vicia americana

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Fabales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Fabeae
Genus: Vicia
Subgenus: V. subg. Vicilla
Sectio: V. sect. Americanae
Species: Vicia americana

Name edit

Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd., 1802

Synonyms edit

  • Abacosa americana (Muhl. ex Willd.) Alef.
  • Lathyrus diffusus G.Don
  • Lathyrus dissitifolius Nutt.
  • Lathyrus linearis Nutt.
  • Orobus diffusus Nutt.
  • Vicia acicularis Greene
  • Vicia americana f. angusta Hoover
  • Vicia americana var. angustifolia Nees
  • Vicia americana var. lathyroides S.L.Welsh & N.D.Atwood
  • Vicia americana var. linearis (Nutt.) S.Watson
  • Vicia americana subsp. minor (Hook.) Piper & Beattie
  • Vicia americana var. minor Hook.
  • Vicia americana f. oblonga Hoover
  • Vicia americana subsp. oregana (Nutt.) Abrams
  • Vicia americana var. oregana (Nutt.) A.Nelson
  • Vicia americana var. pallida Suksd.
  • Vicia americana subsp. truncata (Nutt.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Vicia americana var. truncata (Nutt.) W.H.Brewer & S.Watson
  • Vicia americana var. villosa (Kellogg) F.J.Herm.
  • Vicia caespitosa A.Nelson
  • Vicia californica Greene
  • Vicia californica var. madrensis Jeps.
  • Vicia callianthema Greene
  • Vicia copelandii Eastw.
  • Vicia dissitifolia (Nutt.) Rydb.
  • Vicia durbrowii Eastw.
  • Vicia hypolasia Greene
  • Vicia keatingii Steud.
  • Vicia linearis (Nutt.) Greene
  • Vicia linearis var. caespitosa (A.Nelson) A.Nelson
  • Vicia oregana Nutt.
  • Vicia perangusta Greene
  • Vicia perangusta var. latiuscula Greene
  • Vicia pumila A.Heller
  • Vicia tridentata Schwein.
  • Vicia trifida D.Dietr.
  • Vicia truncata Nutt.
  • Vicia truncata var. villosa Kellogg
  • Vicia vexillaris Greene
  • Vicia washingtonensis Suksd.

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
      • Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Northwest Territorie, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Québec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names edit

English: American vetch, mat vetch, wild vetch, purple vetch
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