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Flora:Hairy Vetch

From Oregon Hikers Field Guide

Hairy Vetch near Wahkeena Falls (Steve Hart)
Vicia villosa
Pea Family


Alternate Names: Winter Vetch, Woolly Vetch

Color Pink.jpg
Petals Pinkfive.jpg
Origin Non-native.jpg
Status Common.jpg

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Description

Hairy Vetch is a Eurepoan native that grows in much of the northwest.

Near Wahkeena Falls (Steve Hart)


Tips on identifying Lupine

8-10 leaflets, 2-3 flowers in each cluster Lentil Vetch Vicia tetrasperma
8-12 leaflets, 4-10 flowers in each cluster American Vetch Vicia americana
10-14 leaflets, 1-3 flowers in each cluster Garden Vetch Vicia sativa
12-18 leaflets, 9 or more flowers in each cluster, usually one-sided flower cluster Hairy Vetch Vicia villosa
14-18 narrow leaflets, 3-8 white flowers in each cluster Tiny Vetch Vicia hirsuta
19-29 leaflets, 7-20 flowers in each cluster Black Vetch Vicia nigricans

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