Vicia gigantea Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 8265

Vicia gigantea Hook.

Giant vetch

2013 James Gonsman

2019 Cynthia Powell

2006 Steve Matson

2018 Abbot Chambers

Vicia gigantea, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California and and is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search (375 records) Plant Characteristics

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Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	FABACEAE
Genus:	Vicia

Communities: Redwood Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Coastal Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

PLANTS other name:
Vicia nigricans ssp. gigantea

Alternate Names:

JEF:	Vicia nigricans var. gigantea
ICPN:	Vicia nigricans ssp. gigantea

More information about Vicia gigantea


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (VINIG) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County

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]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Feb 24, 2021).