Calflora Taxon Report
Vicia benghalensis  L.
Purple vetch, Reddish tufted vetch, Vetch
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2010 Toni Corelli
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2024 Ron Vanderhoff
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2019 Diane Etchison
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2024 R.A. Chasey
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2023 R.A. Chasey
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2024 R.A. Chasey
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2024 Ron Vanderhoff
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2009 Toni Corelli
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2025 R.A. Chasey
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2007 Luigi Rignanese
Vicia benghalensis is an annual herb or vine that is not native to California.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Bloom Period
Genus: Vicia
Family: Fabaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSVicia atropurpurea
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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