Vicia ludoviciana Nutt.

Louisiana vetch (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Vicia

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rocky, clayey or occasionally sandy prairies, open woods and roadsides in Texas.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs scarification and soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 40
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment scarification soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Vicia ludoviciana unspecified picture

Distribution

Vicia ludoviciana world distribution map, present in Ghana and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:524900-1
WFO ID wfo-0000186794
COL ID 5BCS5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Vicia texana Vicia ludoviciana Cracca ludoviciana Vicia ludoviciana var. typica

Lower taxons

Vicia ludoviciana var. laxiflora Vicia ludoviciana subsp. ludoviciana Vicia ludoviciana subsp. leavenworthii Vicia ludoviciana var. ludoviciana