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Vicia floridana

S. Wats.

Florida Vetch

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.151792
Element CodePDFAB430A0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusVicia
Other Common Names
Florida vetch (EN)
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., rev. J. Beckman (3/96)
Rank Reasons
Found in a variety of moist habitats in central Florida and southeastern Georgia. Frequent in central Florida.
Range Extent Comments
Endemic to southeastern United States in central peninsular Florida and southeast Georgia (Isely 1990). Clewell (1985) reports V. floridana in Taylor and Lafayette Counties of Florida. Godfrey and Wooten (1981) describe a range of central peninsular Florida west and north to Dixie County.
Occurrences Comments
Frequent in central and northern Florida (Wunderlin 1982).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Moist soils, ditches, hammock borders, roadbanks, margins of ponds and rivers, wet woods.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
FloridaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Florida (1)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
References (6)
  1. Clewell, A.F. 1985. Guide to vascular plants of the Florida panhandle. Florida State Univ. Press, Tallahassee, Florida. 605 pp.
  2. Godfrey, R.K., and J.W. Wooten. 1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States: Dicotyledons. Univ. Georgia Press, Athens. 933 pp.
  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.
  4. 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.
  5. Long, R.W., and O. Lakela. 1971. A flora of tropical Florida. Univ. Miami Press, Coral Gables, Florida. 962 pp.
  6. Wunderlin, R.P. 1982. Guide to the vascular plants of central Florida. Univ. Presses Florida, Gainesville. 472 pp.