American Vetch (2)
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American Vetch
Vicia americana ssp. americana
Family:
Pea (Fabaceae)
AKA:
Blue Vetch, Climbing Vetch, Purple Vetch
Photo taken on:
June 26, 2004
Location:
Almont, CO
Life Zones:
Foothills to subalpine
Habitat:
Meadows, woodlands
Grows to 3 feet in length sprawling and climbing up other plants
with tendrils.
From 3 to 9 purple/fuchsia flowers grow in a loose cluster and are about ½" long. Leaves are divided
into 4 to 9 1¼"
long
narrow leaflets and have a tendril at the tip. |
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American Vetch
Vicia americana ssp. minor
Family:
Pea (Fabaceae)
AKA:
Narrow-leaved American Vetch, Stiff-leaf Vetch
Photo taken on:
May 26, 2019
Location:
Wet Mountains, Eastern CO
Life Zones:
Plains and foothills
Habitat:
Grasslands and pine forests
Grows to 2 feet in length using other plants
for support.
From 3 to 4 purple/white flowers grow in a cluster and are more than ½" long. Leaves are divided into
2 to 5 pairs of
long
narrow leaflets and have a tendril at the tip.
The two subspecies are differentiated by the length of
the stems, number of flowers, pairs of leaflets, narrower leaflets and location. |
Blue/Purple Long Clusters