*Vicia sativa Linnaeus var. sativa . Common name: Common Vetch. Phenology: Apr-Sep; May-Oct. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Mediterranean Europe.
Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA11.2, GrPl, S13; = Vicia sativa L. — C, G, Il, RAB, S, Tat, Tx; = Vicia sativa L. ssp. sativa — Ar, K4, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, SE3, Va, Isely (1998); > Vicia sativa L. var. linearis Lange — F; > Vicia sativa L. var. sativa — F. Basionym: Vicia sativa L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Vicia sativa var. sativa - FNA11.2
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
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