Vicia hassei
{{Short description|Species of legume}}
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Vicia hassei is a species of vetch known by the common names Hasse's vetch{{PLANTS|id=VIHA3|taxon=Vicia hassei|access-date=31 July 2015}} and slender vetch.
It is native to the west coast of North America from Oregon through California to Baja California, where it occurs in many types of coastal and inland habitats.
Description
Vicia hassei is an annual herb. The leaves are made up of a few pairs of leaflets up to 2.5 centimeters long and often with flat, notched, or toothed tips.
The inflorescence is usually a solitary flower or a pair of flowers with white or lavender corollas just under a centimeter long.
The fruit is a legume pod that is 2 or 3 centimeters in length and a few millimeters wide which contains the seeds.
References
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External links
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- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3691,4296,4303 Jepson Manual Treatment: Vicia hassei]
- [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=VIHA3 USDA Plants Profile]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Vicia+hassei Vicia hassei — U.C. Photo gallery]
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Category:Flora of Baja California
Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Category:Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
Category:Natural history of the Central Valley (California)
Category:Natural history of the Channel Islands of California
Category:Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
Category:Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area
Category:Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
Category:Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
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