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Distribution by County   8272    
Vicia sativa  L.  ssp. nigra  (L.) Ehrh.
Common vetch,   Garden vetch,   Smaller common vetch,   Spring vetch
Vicia sativa ssp. nigra is an annual herb or vine that is not native to California.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 25 Los Angeles: 10 Sacramento: 24 Shasta: 1
Amador: 8 Madera: 7 San Benito: 1 Solano: 17
Butte: 23 Marin: 134 San Bernardino: 1 Sonoma: 113
Calaveras: 10 Mariposa: 4 San Diego: 40 Stanislaus: 1
Colusa: 1 Mendocino: 43 San Francisco: 44 Sutter: 2
Contra Costa: 28 Monterey: 71 San Joaquin: 7 Tuolumne: 90
Del Norte: 13 Napa: 28 San Luis Obispo: 20 Ventura: 4
El Dorado: 29 Nevada: 9 San Mateo: 48 Yolo: 5
Fresno: 5 Orange: 9 Santa Barbara: 19 Yuba: 8
Humboldt: 39 Placer: 19 Santa Clara: 28
Lake: 2 Riverside: 1 Santa Cruz: 15

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 04/25/2024).