genus
Vetches
Vicia
Field notes
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- Vicia Subgen. Cracca 1 native
- Bush Vetch introduced
- Slender Vetch native
- Giant Vetch native
- Large Yellow Vetch introduced
- Carolina Vetch native
- Spring Vetch introduced
- Fourleaf Vetch native
- Bithynian Vetch
- Great Wood-vetch
- Mediterranean Vetch present
- Showy Vetch present
- Biennial Vetch
- Pygmyflower Vetch native
- Black Vetch native
- Florida Vetch present
- Helmeted Vetch
- Andean Vetch
- Magellanic Vetch
- Hasse Vetch native
- Bristly-leafed Vetch
- Vicia canescens
- Low-growing Vetch
- Ocala Vetch native
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Vines
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Vine Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native vetches All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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American Vetch
Vicia americana
caterpillars
18
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
124
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Slender Vetch
Vicia ludoviciana
caterpillars
16
hosts
1
food
11
flowers
89
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Giant Vetch
Vicia gigantea
caterpillars
13
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
64
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Carolina Vetch
Vicia caroliniana
caterpillars
11
food
7
flowers
69
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Hasse Vetch
Vicia hassei
caterpillars
9
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
53
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Pygmyflower Vetch
Vicia minutiflora
caterpillars
8
food
7
flowers
52
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Mogollon Mountain Vetch
Vicia leucophaea
caterpillars
7
food
3
flowers
29
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Fourleaf Vetch
Vicia acutifolia
caterpillars
6
food
5
flowers
35
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Black Vetch
Vicia nigricans
caterpillars
1
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Ocala Vetch
Vicia ocalensis