Species: Vicia americana

American Purple Vetch
Species
    Kingdom
    Plantae
    Phylum
    Anthophyta
    Class

    Dicotyledoneae

    Order

    Fabales

    Family

    Fabaceae

    Genus

    Vicia

    Classification
    Other Global Common Names
    American vetch
    Informal Taxonomy
    Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Pea Family
    Formal Taxonomy
    Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Fabales - Fabaceae - Vicia
    NatureServe Global Status Rank
    G5
    Global Status Last Reviewed
    2003-02-28
    Global Status Last Changed
    1987-10-01
    Conservation Status Map
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    Global Range
    Widespread in North America.
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