Vicia americana

Vicia americana

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Vicia
Species:
V. americana
Binomial name
Vicia americana
Varieties
  • Vicia americana var. americana
  • Vicia americana var. minor Hook.
Synonyms
List
    • Abacosa americana (Muhl. ex Willd.) Alef. (1861)

Vicia americana is a species of legume in the vetch genus known by the common names American vetch and purple vetch. It includes a subspecies known as mat vetch.