Fabaceae

American vetch

Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Vicia

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Common names

By language (5)

Arabic: بيقية أمريكية
arz: بيقيه امريكيه
English: American vetch, Purple vetch
nv: Chʼiidą́ą́tsʼóóz
Persian: ماشک آمریکایی

Synonyms

Abacosa americana (Muhl. ex Willd.) Alef.
Vicia americana subsp. americana
Vicia durbrowi Eastw.
Vicia oregana Torr. & A.Gray

Flowers

Flower colour: purple (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.