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American vetch
Vicia americana
46.8926, -95.6772
Field Notes
Description:
American vetch is a native, perennial, climbing vine that grows to about 1 - 2 feet tall. The purple flowers are gathered together in flower stalks of 3 to 10 flowers. They appear in May through August with the flowers giving way to 1 - 1.5 inch pods about one month after flowering. Each pod contains 2 or more pea like brown seeds.
Habitat:
American vetch grows in open patches in swampy woods, road banks, mixed forests, meadows and clearings. It prefers areas with full sun.
Notes:
American vetch were spotted along the marshy area near South Tamarac Lake.
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJuly 5, 2013
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