Plants Profile for Vicia ludoviciana ludoviciana (Louisiana vetch)

Image of Vicia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana

General Information
Symbol:	VILUL2
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Fabaceae
Duration:	Annual
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb Vine
Native Status:	L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name	Other Common Names
VIEX	Vicia exigua Nutt.
VILEO2	Vicia leavenworthii Torr. & A. Gray var. occidentalis Shinners
VILUL3	Vicia ludoviciana Nutt. var. laxiflora Shinners
VILUL8	Vicia ludoviciana Nutt. var. ludoviciana	vetch
VILUT	Vicia ludoviciana Nutt. var. texana (Torr. & A. Gray) Shinners
VIPR6	Vicia producta Rydb.
VITE6	Vicia texana (Torr. & A. Gray) Small

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae – Pea family
Genus	Vicia L. – vetch
Species	Vicia ludoviciana Nutt. – Louisiana vetch
Subspecies	Vicia ludoviciana Nutt. ssp. ludoviciana – Louisiana vetch

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

Related Links

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ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (VILUL2)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (VIEX)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (VILEO2)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (VILUL2)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (VILUL3)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (VILUT)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (VIPR6)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (VITE6)
Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley) (VILUL2)
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (VILUL2)

Wildlife

Food

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds
Everitt	Low			Low

Cover

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds
Everitt

Sources

Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press. Lubbock.

Description of Values

Value Class	Food	Cover
High	Average 25-50% of diet	Regular source of cover
Low	5-10% of diet	Infrequently used as cover
Minor	2-5% of diet	Sparsely used as cover
Moderate	Average 10-25% of diet	Occasional source of cover