Vicia americana

Vicia americana

Vicia americana

Taxonavigation

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

Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd., 1802

Synonyms

• 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

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

References

Primary references

• Muhlenberg, G.H.E., 1802. Species Plantarum 3(2):1096. 1802

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Vicia americana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Vicia americana. Published online. Accessed: Dec 01 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Vicia americana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Dec 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Vicia americana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2020 Dec 01.

Vernacular names

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

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