Mid-Atlantic Invaders Tool

sparrow vetch

Vicia tetrasperma

(L.) Schreb.

Taxon, Habit: Plant, Forb

Habitat: Terrestrial

U.S. Nativity: Introduced

Species Synonym(s): None

Common Name(s): lentil vetch, sparrow vetch

Family: Fabaceae (Pea Family)

Family Synonym(s): Leguminosae

Native Range (GRIN):

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Plant

Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia

Plant

Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia

Plant

Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia

Flower

Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia

Uses

Landscape Ornamental Use (GRIN): No

All Uses (GRIN): Fodder, Potential seed contaminant

Distribution Map (EDDMapS)

Wetland Indicator

Summary: sparrow vetch (Vicia tetrasperma) is a Terrestrial species.

Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain (AGCP):

Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain regions

No Data

Eastern Mountains and Piedmont (EMP):

Mid-Atlantic Piedmont and Mountain regions

No Data

Northcentral and Northeast (NCNE):

Northern parts of PA and NJ (and beyond)

No Data


Legend (data from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

OBL (Obligate wetland): Almost always occurs in wetlands (estimated probability > 99%) under natural conditions

FACW (Facultative wetland): Usually occurs in wetlands (estimated probability 67% - 99%), but occasionally found in non-wetlands

FAC (Facultative): Equally likely to occur in wetlands (estimated probability 34% - 66%) or non-wetlands

FACU (Facultative upland): Usually occur in non-wetlands (estimated probability 67% - 99%), but occasionally found in wetlands (estimated probability 1% - 33%)

UPL (Obligate upland): Occur almost always (estimated probability > 99%) in non-wetlands under natural conditions

Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Rosidae
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Vicia
Subject: Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb.