Giant Vetch, Black Vetch
Vicia nigricans var. gigantea
Synonyms: Vicia gigantea, Vicia nigricans ssp. gigantea
![Inflorescence of Giant Vetch, Black Vetch: Vicia nigricans var. gigantea (Synonym: Vicia gigantea, Vicia nigricans ssp. gigantea)](gigantea/gigantea2b.jpg)
Close-up of the inflorescence of giant vetch as seen at Bayocean Spit at the western edge of Tillamook Bay, northern Oregon coast.........May 22, 2009.
![Leaf stipules of Giant Vetch, Black Vetch: Vicia nigricans var. gigantea (Synonym: Vicia gigantea, Vicia nigricans ssp. gigantea)](gigantea/gigantea2a.jpg)
Close-up of the leaf stipules of giant vetch as seen at Bayocean Spit at the western edge of Tillamook Bay, northern Oregon coast........May 22, 2009.
- ![Leafy stipules of Giant Vetch, Black Vetch: Vicia nigricans var. gigantea (Synonym: Vicia gigantea, Vicia nigricans ssp. gigantea)](gigantea/gigantea1a.jpg)
Additional close-up photos of the inflorescence and leaf-like stipules of giant vetch as seen above the beach at Barview Jetty County Park on the northern Oregon coast........May 22, 2009.
- ![Mature fruits of Giant Vetch, Black Vetch: Vicia nigricans var. gigantea (Synonym: Vicia gigantea, Vicia nigricans ssp. gigantea)](gigantea/gigantea07-28-2022b.jpg)
Two close-up images of the mature fruits of giant vetch as observed along the service road to the beach at Sitka Sedge State Natural Area, Oregon Coast......July 28, 2022.
![Giant Vetch, Black Vetch: Vicia nigricans var. gigantea (Synonym: Vicia gigantea, Vicia nigricans ssp. gigantea)](gigantea/gigantea04-20-2019a.jpg)
- ![Giant Vetch, Black Vetch: Vicia nigricans var. gigantea (Synonym: Vicia gigantea, Vicia nigricans ssp. gigantea)](gigantea/gigantea04-20-2019c.jpg)
Giant vetch beginning to bloom along the service road to the beach at Sitka Sedge State Natural Area, Oregon Coast......April 20, 2019.
Paul Slichter