Texas Wildbuds
Vicia caroliniana
(Carolina Vetch)
Vicia caroliniana, Caddo Lake State Park, Harrison Co. 0505
Vicia caroliniana, Caddo Lake State Park, Harrison Co. 0506
Vicia caroliniana, Caddo Lake State Park, Harrison Co. 0503
Vicia caroliniana, Caddo Lake State Park, Harrison Co. 0494
Vicia caroliniana, Caddo Lake State Park, Harrison Co. 0500
Vicia caroliniana, Caddo Lake State Park, Harrison Co. 0501
| Scientific Name | Vicia caroliniana | USDA PLANTS Symbol | VICA2 |
| Common Name | Carolina Vetch, Wood Vetch | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 26334 |
| Family | Fabaceae (Pea) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Rich soils in woodlands, pond margins, streambanks, roadsides and old fields. Plant: Perennial with slender climbing or trailing stems 12 to 40 inches long that have sparse, fine hairs end becoming smoother with age. Leaves: Alternate even pinnately-compound leaves 3/4 to 3-1/8 inches long, even pinnately-compound,; tendrils present at leaf tip; 8 to 14 leaflets, narrowly oblong to narrowly elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, each 0.3 to 0.8 inches long and less than 0.1 to 0.3-inches wide; tips are obtuse or with a small tip (mucronate); smooth to finely hairy surfaces. Inflorescence: Racemes 2-3/8 to 4 inches long with 7 to 20 pea-like flowers; each flower 0.3 to 0.5 inches long; corollas white, sometimes tinged with pale lavender, keel with a bluish tip; short calyx usually finely hairy, 1.5-2.0 mm long, with unequal, triangular lobes. Bloom Period: April to June. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, Flora of North America, and Missouri Plants. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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