Black Vetch

Vicia nigricans Hook. & Arn.

Pea family

Plant Type
Vine, Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host Cupido amyntula, Glaucopsyche lygdamus, Grapholita lunatana

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington
  • CAN:  British Columbia

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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