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  8. Slender Vetch

species 11,009 observations

Slender Vetch

Vicia ludoviciana

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Vicia ludoviciana, also known by its common name slender vetch is a species from the genus Vicia.

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117 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Funereal Duskywing, Northern Blue, Corn Earworm Moth, Silvery Blue 16
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Broadbean Weevil 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Common Ground Dove, Mourning Dove, Northern Bobwhite, California Quail 11
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Salt Marsh Skipper, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Tropical Checkered-Skipper, California Bumble Bee 89

Children

  • Leavenworth's Vetch

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Vines
Plant type
Annual Vine Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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