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Vicia villosa Roth
winter vetch
Symbol: VIVI
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Growth Habit: Vine
Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Biennial
Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Plant Distribution by State

Vicia villosa Roth

VIVI

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Related Taxa:
Vicia villosa Roth

View 200 genera in Fabaceae, 36 species in Vicia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.

Distribution of Vicia villosa ssp. pseudocracca. Introduced. Distribution of Vicia villosa ssp. varia. Introduced. Image Available. Distribution of Vicia villosa ssp. villosa. Introduced.    
Vicia villosa ssp. pseudocracca
winter vetch		 Vicia villosa ssp. varia
winter vetch		 Vicia villosa ssp. villosa
winter vetch		    
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Classification:
Vicia villosa Roth

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Rosidae –
                      Order Fabales –
                         Family Fabaceae – Pea family
                            Genus Vicia L. – vetch
                               Species Vicia villosa Roth – winter vetch

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Invasive Information:
Vicia villosa Roth
        hairy vetch
        woolly vetch
        winter vetch
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
N'EAST   Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.. 397pp.
 
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois..
 
WSWS   Whitson, T.D. (Ed.) et al.. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.. 630pp.
 

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Introduced Information:
Vicia villosa Roth
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Vicia villosa Roth

View species account or photographs from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26360.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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Related Web Sites:
Vicia villosa Roth

    AZ-Southwest Exotic Plant Information Clearinghouse
    FAO-Grassland Index
    FL-University of Florida
    Forestry Images
    GA-Poisonous Plants of Georgia
    IN-Purdue Forage Information
    MO-Missouri Plants
    NC-North Carolina Cooperative Extension
    Nearctica-Eastern Wildflowers
    OK-Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery

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