Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_0727.JPG-06-11-2017
Flower name (scientific): Vicia villosa Roth PY: 1793. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) VIS-ee-uh vil-OH-suh
Flower name (common): Hairy Vetch
Family name (common): Pea (Bean, Legume)
Family name (scientific): Fabaceae
Scientific name origin:
     Genus: Latin name used by Pliny for a vetch, with the origin of the classical Latin vicia unknown. Also possibly from Latin meaning to bind, referring to the climbing habit of the vetches.
    Specific epithet: With soft hairs.
Common name origin: From the conspicuous spreading hairs on the stem. Vetch is from the classical Latin vicia, of unknown origin.
Flower description:
     Size: 0.3 to 0.6 inches (0.8 to 1.5 cm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: purple, there is also a white-colored form
     Other: flower arrangement, Raceme
Plant description:
     Size: 12 to 36 inches (30 to 91 cm)
     Stem hairy:
     Other:
Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound
     Size: Leaflets up to 3 cm long and up to 6 mm wide.
     Color:
     Hairy:
     Other: Shape: leaf, pinnately-divided (FWI), leaflet, oblong, oblong-lanceolate, or linear (IL)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced, naturalized.
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): June to August
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual, biennial.
Habitat: Fields, prairies, woodlands, disturbed areas, roadsides, sun.
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Similar species (if any): Vicia americana (American Vetch) and Vicia cracca (Tufted Vetch) are similar. V. americana has stipules (leafy outgrowths) at the base of the petioles that have 3 teeth, V. cracca has stipules with no teeth and short hairs mostly along the edges, whereas Vicia villosa has stipules with no teeth and are dense with hairs. Also, V. villosa has densely spreading hairs on the stems, while V. cracca has smaller appressed hairs on the stems.
Ethnobotany: No recorded uses by tribes in the Wisconsin region, but employed by the Rappahannock tribe as a medicine to treat stomach pain and sores (Moerman, p. 596, 1998).
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Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Eau Claire, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Pepin, Pierce, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (BC, MB, NS, ON, QC, YT) Click here for distribution map
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Basionym: na
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Autonym: Vicia villosa subsp. villosa (The other infraspecifics are Vicia villosa subsp. ambigua (Gussone) Kerguélen, Vicia villosa subsp. garbiensis (Font Quer & Pau) Maire, Vicia villosa subsp. maniatissa Kit Tan & Lassen, Vicia villosa subsp. microphylla (d'Urville) P. W. Ball, Vicia villosa subsp. varia (Host) Corbière. Of these five subspecies only the latter occurs in the US.)
Wetland Status (NC): Not listed
Wetland Status (MW): Not listed