[Vetches: The Genus Vicia East of the Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington]

American Vetch, American Peavine

Vicia americana var. americana

Synonyms: Vicia americana ssp. americana, Vicia americana ssp. oregana, Vicia americana var. linearis, Vicia americana var. oregana, Vicia americana var. truncata, Vicia americana var. villosa, Vicia californica

American Vetch, American Peavine: Vicia americana var. americana (Synonyms: Vicia americana ssp. americana, Vicia americana ssp. oregana, Vicia americana var. linearis, Vicia americana var. oregana, Vicia americana var. truncata, Vicia americana var. villosa, Vicia californica) - American Vetch, American Peavine: Vicia americana var. americana (Synonyms: Vicia americana ssp. americana, Vicia americana ssp. oregana, Vicia americana var. linearis, Vicia americana var. oregana, Vicia americana var. truncata, Vicia americana var. villosa, Vicia californica)

American Vetch, American Peavine: Vicia americana var. americana (Synonyms: Vicia americana ssp. americana, Vicia americana ssp. oregana, Vicia americana var. linearis, Vicia americana var. oregana, Vicia americana var. truncata, Vicia americana var. villosa, Vicia californica) - American Vetch, American Peavine: Vicia americana var. americana (Synonyms: Vicia americana ssp. americana, Vicia americana ssp. oregana, Vicia americana var. linearis, Vicia americana var. oregana, Vicia americana var. truncata, Vicia americana var. villosa, Vicia californica) - American Vetch, American Peavine: Vicia americana var. americana (Synonyms: Vicia americana ssp. americana, Vicia americana ssp. oregana, Vicia americana var. linearis, Vicia americana var. oregana, Vicia americana var. truncata, Vicia americana var. villosa, Vicia californica)

American vetch in bloom in moist meadows along Indian Creek, northwest corner of Big Summit Prairie, Ochoco National Forest........May 27, 2018.

American Vetch, American Peavine: Vicia americana var. americana (Synonyms: Vicia americana ssp. americana, Vicia americana ssp. oregana, Vicia americana var. linearis, Vicia americana var. oregana, Vicia americana var. truncata, Vicia americana var. villosa, Vicia californica) - Flowers of American Vetch: Vicia americana var. americana (Synonyms: Vicia americana ssp. americana, Vicia americana ssp. oregana, Vicia americana var. linearis, Vicia americana var. oregana, Vicia americana var. truncata, Vicia americana var. villosa, Vicia californica)

The photo at left shows american vetch beginning to bloom along a jeep road north of Box Canyon Road in the Simcoe Mountains Unit of the Klickitat Wildlife Area......May 10, 2021. The photo at right shows a close-up of the flowers of american vetch as seen at an elevations of about 4020' along Rd K6900 just below a DNR rock quarry atop the ridge dividing the Cougar and Dairy Creek drainages.........July 10, 2005.

Style of American Vetch: Vicia americana var. americana (Synonyms: Vicia americana ssp. americana, Vicia americana ssp. oregana, Vicia americana var. linearis, Vicia americana var. oregana, Vicia americana var. truncata, Vicia americana var. villosa, Vicia californica)

The photo above shows a close-up of the pistil and densely bearded tip of the style (looks like a whitish bottlebrush at upper right) which helps distinguish this species from the very similar peavines or leafy peas (genus Lathyrus) which have hairs along only one side of the style.

Leaf and tendril of American Vetch: Vicia americana var. americana (Synonyms: Vicia americana ssp. americana, Vicia americana ssp. oregana, Vicia americana var. linearis, Vicia americana var. oregana, Vicia americana var. truncata, Vicia americana var. villosa, Vicia californica)

A leaflet of american vetch........July 10, 2005. Note the squared off leaf tips and long tendril.

Close-up sideview of the flowers of American Vetch: Vicia americana var. americana (Synonyms: Vicia americana ssp. americana, Vicia americana ssp. oregana, Vicia americana var. linearis, Vicia americana var. oregana, Vicia americana var. truncata, Vicia americana var. villosa, Vicia californica)

The photo above shows a close-up sideview of the inflorescence of american vetch. Photographed on Washington DNR lands along the Troutlake - Glenwood Road adjacent to Conboy Lake NWR.........May 19, 2007.

Ventral view of the flowers of American Vetch: Vicia americana var. americana (Synonyms: Vicia americana ssp. americana, Vicia americana ssp. oregana, Vicia americana var. linearis, Vicia americana var. oregana, Vicia americana var. truncata, Vicia americana var. villosa, Vicia californica)

The photo above shows an underside view of the flowers of american vetch.......July 10, 2005. Note the keel, which is much-shorter than the lateral wings.

American Vetch: Vicia americana var. americana (Synonyms: Vicia americana ssp. americana, Vicia americana ssp. oregana, Vicia americana var. linearis, Vicia americana var. oregana, Vicia americana var. truncata, Vicia americana var. villosa, Vicia californica)

American vetch climbing over a rose bush along lower Arizona Creek on the eastern slopes of the Pueblo Mountains of southeastern Oregon...........June 1, 2012.

American Vetch: Vicia americana var. americana (Synonyms: Vicia americana ssp. americana, Vicia americana ssp. oregana, Vicia americana var. linearis, Vicia americana var. oregana, Vicia americana var. truncata, Vicia americana var. villosa, Vicia californica)

This photo shows american vetch as seen at an elevations of about 4020' along Rd K6900 just below a DNR rock quarry atop the ridge dividing the Cougar and Dairy Creek drainages........July 10, 2005.

Pod of American Vetch: Vicia americana var. americana (Synonyms: Vicia americana ssp. americana, Vicia americana ssp. oregana, Vicia americana var. linearis, Vicia americana var. oregana, Vicia americana var. truncata, Vicia americana var. villosa, Vicia californica)

The photo above shows a close-up of the pod of american vetch as seen at an elevations of about 4020' along Rd K6900 just below a DNR rock quarry atop the ridge dividing the Cougar and Dairy Creek drainages........July 10, 2005.

Inflorescence and stem leaf of American Vetch: Vicia americana var. americana (Synonyms: Vicia americana ssp. americana, Vicia americana ssp. oregana, Vicia americana var. linearis, Vicia americana var. oregana, Vicia americana var. truncata, Vicia americana var. villosa, Vicia californica)

The photo above and below show the form of american vetch as seen along a riparian area along the Yakima-Klickitat County line at the southeastern edge of Mt. Adams.........May 29, 2006.

American Vetch: Vicia americana var. americana (Synonyms: Vicia americana ssp. americana, Vicia americana ssp. oregana, Vicia americana var. linearis, Vicia americana var. oregana, Vicia americana var. truncata, Vicia americana var. villosa, Vicia californica)

American vetch as seen in a riparian area along Road K1000 east of the Mt. Adams Highway.......2006.
Paul Slichter