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Giant Vetch (Vicia gigantea) is a native perennial herb that grows in northern, southern and central California. It tends to grow in disturbed or recently burned places, at elevations from 0-700 feet.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

3 - 7 ft Tall

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Propagation

For propagating by seed: No treatment.

Site type

Disturbed places

Plant communities

Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Coastal Scrub, Forest

Bees
Butterflies

Pollinators supported

1 confirmed and 110 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Yellow-faced Bumble Bee

Bombus vosnesenskii

Angelic Sweat Bee

Agapostemon angelicus

Mock-orange Miner Bee

Andrena candida

Yellow-legged Miner Bee

Andrena cressonii

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Prunes

Prunus domestica

Jojoba

Simmondsia chinensis

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Artichokes

Cynara scolymus