Carolina Vetch

Vicia caroliniana Walter - Pea family

Size

Plant Type: Vine, Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Pink, Blue

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Carolina Vetch: Glaucopsyche lygdamus, Parectopa occulta

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Ontario
Regional Native Status: L48 (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.