Vicia benghalensis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Vicia benghalensis L.

Purple vetch, Reddish tufted vetch, Vetch

2010 Toni Corelli

2024 Ron Vanderhoff

2019 Diane Etchison

2024 R.A. Chasey

2023 R.A. Chasey

2024 R.A. Chasey

2024 Ron Vanderhoff

2009 Toni Corelli

2025 R.A. Chasey

2007 Luigi Rignanese

Vicia benghalensis is an annual herb or vine that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~612 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Vicia
Family:	Fabaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Vicia atropurpurea

Information about Vicia benghalensis from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (VIBE) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/15/2025).