Fabaceae

Vicia villosa

Woolly Vetch

Stems sprawling or climbing to 3 ft. Leaves ending in tendrils, pinnately divided, 12–18 leaflets, narrowly oblong, rounded on tip. Inflorescence shorter than leaves, with 9 or more violet, purple, lavender, or white flowers in crowded, often 1-sided spike. Seedpods widely oblong, 1/2–1 1/2 in. long, hairless. Formerly planted as a cover crop, also found along roads, usually in urban areas, at low to mid elevations.

• Rarity: Locally Common
• Flowering Time: Late Spring, Early Summer
• Life Cycle: Annual, Biennial, Perennial
• Height: vine 1--3 feet
• Habitat: West-Side Forest, Meadow, Coastal, Disturbed
• Found In: West Gorge, Olympic Np, N Cascades Np
• Native: No