Vicia hassei is a species of vetch known by the common names Hasse's vetch[1] and slender vetch.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Fabeae |
| Genus: | Vicia |
| Species: | V. hassei
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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
editVicia 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
edit- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Vicia hassei". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
External links
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