Vicia caroliniana Walter
Family: Fabaceae
Carolina vetch, pale vetch, wood vetch
[Vicia hugeri Small]
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Emmet J. Judziewicz  
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Merel R. Black  
Etymology: Vicia: the classical Latin name for this genus
Plants: climbing or trailing, perennial, up to 3' long forb
Leaves: pinnately-divided into 5-10 pairs of elliptical leaflets, leaf tips with tendrils
Flowers: white to blue, 5-parted, 1/3"-1/2" long, calyx base mostly not swollen; inflorescence a loose, stalked cluster (raceme) with 7-20 stalked flowers; blooms May-June
Fruits: pod
Habitat: moist; woods, thickets
Conservation Status: Native
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Merel R. Black  
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Robert W. Freckmann  
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Emmet J. Judziewicz  
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