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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vicia hirsuta   FAMILY Fabaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vicia hirsuta   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Vicia hirsuta

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

Vicia hirsuta

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-36-008:

Vicia hirsuta   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Vicia hirsuta

 

COMMON NAME:
Tiny Vetch, Hairy Tare


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image of Vicia hirsuta, Tiny Vetch, Hairy Tare

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_vihi_001_lvd

        

image of Vicia hirsuta, Tiny Vetch, Hairy Tare

JK Marlow    jkm150327_955957

March    Greenville County    SC

image of Vicia hirsuta, Tiny Vetch, Hairy Tare

JK Marlow    jkm150327_955957b

March    Greenville County    SC

Leaves with 6-8 pairs of linear to elliptic leaflets, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).


click here to see other plants that look similar to this COMPARE pinnately compound leaves of forbs

image of Vicia hirsuta, Tiny Vetch, Hairy Tare

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_vicia_hirsuta_5263

May    Currituck County    NC

Flowers white, 3-6 in raceme, each 2-3mm, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).

image of Vicia hirsuta, Tiny Vetch, Hairy Tare

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_vicia_hirsuta_5265

May    Currituck County    NC

image of Vicia hirsuta, Tiny Vetch, Hairy Tare

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_vicia_hirsuta_5278

May    Currituck County    NC

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vicia hirsuta   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vicia hirsuta   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Vicia hirsuta

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-36-008:
Vicia hirsuta   FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Vicia hirsuta

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2356

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Europe

Uncommon

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LEAVES:
Even-pinnately compound: (8)10-16 leaflets
Mostly alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Whitish/ Light blue
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
10 stamens, diadelphous, 9 and 1
Superior ovary

Racemes of (2)3-5(8) flowers

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Legume

 

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