Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Vicia hassei is a species of vetch known by the common names Hasse's vetch and slender vetch. It is native to the west coast of North America from Oregon through California to Baja California, where it occurs in many types of coastal and inland habitat. Vicia hassei is an annual herb. The leaves are made up of a few pairs of leaflets up to 2. 5 centimeters long often with flat, notched, or toothed tips. The inflorescence is usually a solitary flower or a pair of flowers with white or lavender corollas just under a centimeter long. The fruit is a legume pod 2 or 3 centimeters in length and a few millimeters wide which contains the seeds.

Plant type

Annual herb, Vine

Size

8 - 28 in Tall

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Color

White, Lavender

Bees
Butterflies

Pollinators supported

0 confirmed and 95 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Angelic Sweat Bee

Agapostemon angelicus

Mock-orange Miner Bee

Andrena candida

Yellow-legged Miner Bee

Andrena cressonii

Andrena suavis

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Prunes

Prunus domestica