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  8. Giant Vetch

species 5,846 observations

Giant Vetch

Vicia gigantea

Status
native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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83 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Corn Earworm Moth, Silvery Blue, Clouded Sulphur, Funereal Duskywing 13
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Broadbean Weevil 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Button's Banana Slug, California Quail, Ruffed Grouse, Grasshopper Sparrow 5
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee, Silver-spotted Skipper, Schinia suetus, Pipevine Swallowtail 64

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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