Flower ID: IMG_1861.JPG-06-16-2019 Flower name (scientific): Vicia americana var. americana Muhlenberg ex Willdenow PY: 1802 Flower name (common): American Vetch Family name (common): Pea Family name (scientific): Fabaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Specific epithet: Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 0.4 to 0.7 inches ( 1.0 to 1.8 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: purple Other: flower arrangement, None Plant description: Size: 12 to 36 inches ( 30. to 91. cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, pinnately-divided (FWI), leaflet, linear-oblong to linear-lanceolate (MP), elliptic (FWI) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): June to August Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: How to differentiate related varieties: Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.799797 Longitude: -91.505822 Altitude: 256.30 Distribution: In Wisconsin: In US: In Canada: References: