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Vicia acutifolia

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Four-leaf Vetch

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138587

Element CodePDFAB43010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderFabales

FamilyFabaceae

GenusVicia

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1993-08-05

Change Date1993-08-12

Edition Date1993-08-05

Edition AuthorsStoner, N.

Rank Reasons

Frequent and abundant in FL, SC, and GA.

Range Extent Comments

FL, GA, SC.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Wet woodlands, hammocks, margins of swamps, roadside ditches, sandy soils, margins of ponds and rivers.

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Alabama	SNR	Yes
South Carolina	S1	Yes
Florida	S4	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Florida (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Alexander Springs Creek	Ocala National Forest	2,954

References (3)

Isely, D. 1990. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States. Vol. 3, Part 2. Leguminosae (Fabaceae). Univ. North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill. 258 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Wunderlin, R.P. 1982. Guide to the vascular plants of central Florida. Univ. Presses Florida, Gainesville. 472 pp.