Black Vetch

Vicia nigricans Hook. & Arn. - Pea family

Size

Plant Type: Vine, Forb/herb

Ecosystem Interactions

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

Larval Species depending on Black Vetch: 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.