Index / Search / Vicia nigricans ssp. gigantea
§1 Plant
Vicia nigricans Hook. & Arn. ssp. gigantea (Hook.) Lassetter & C.R. Gunn.
vernacular giant vetch — subspecies · Fabaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Fabaceae Lindl.
- Genus
- Vicia
Native status, by region
- AK Alaska Native
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
County-level range
· 45 counties across 4 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 45 counties across 4 states/territories.
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/VINIG ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/6373185 ↗Record version
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