FOIBIS

Species Details -
Vicia caroliniana Walter  

Accepted name: Vicia caroliniana Walter  
Synonym(s): -Vicia   parviflora   Michx.    
English names: Pale Vetch
Carolina Vetch
French names: Vesce de Caroline
Classification: Kingdom:  Plantae
Divison:   Magnoliophyta
Class:   Magnoliopsida
Order:   Rosales
Family:   Fabaceae
OPL Code: HVICCA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 2
Lifecycle: P
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
Ethnobotanical Notes: Used for back pains, to toughen muscles, for muscular cramps and twitching(3).
Key Characters: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
83242
General Status
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
S2
GRANK
G5
Med Flag
Bayer Codes
 


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