Vicia ludoviciana
(Deer Pea Vetch)
Vicia ludoviciana, Pace Bend Park, Travis Co. 0409
Vicia ludoviciana, Winedale, Fayette Co. 2440
Vicia ludoviciana, Pace Bend Park, Travis Co. 0405
Vicia ludoviciana, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 3760
Vicia ludoviciana, Pace Bend Park, Travis Co. 0416
Vicia ludoviciana, Winedale, Fayette Co. 2432
Vicia ludoviciana, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 3765
| Scientific Name | Vicia ludoviciana | USDA PLANTS Symbol | VILU |
| Common Name | Deer Pea Vetch, Louisiana Vetch | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 26348 |
| Family | Fabaceae (Pea) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Sandy, rocky or calcareous soils in fields, grasslands, shrublands, roadsides. Plant: Climbing, weakly upright to sprawling annual, weak, slender stems 8 to 40 inches long. Leaves: Alternate compound leaves 1-1/4 to 3-1/2 inches long with thread-like forked tendrils at leaf ends; pinnately-divided with 6 to 12 linear-oblong to elliptic leaflets 1/2 to 1 inch long. Inflorescence: Loose racemes of 2 to 12 small lavender-blue typically pea-like flowers less than 1/3-inch long; folded banner about 1/6-inch long. Bloom Period: March to May. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason, "Wildflowers of Central Texas" by Marshal and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County
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