Vicia tetrasperma

Classification	Dicots
Family	Fabaceae
Family (Traditional)	Fabaceae
Genus	Vicia
Species:	Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb.
Common Name	Lentil Vetch; Slender Vetch; Smooth Tare; Sparrow Vetch
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: LC; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: vine - forb; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 5; Leaflet Number: 6; Leaflet Number: 7; Leaflet Number: 8; Base Flower Color: Purple; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Legume; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: Yes; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 3; Ovules per Carpel: 4; Ovules per Carpel: 5; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 10
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Madison (KY), Bedford (TN), Davidson (TN), Fayette (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Shelby (TN), Smith (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, MTSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1982 - 2009

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0085442	Hardeman	Tennessee			APSC Vicia tetrasperma
APSC0013998	Fayette	Tennessee			APSC Vicia tetrasperma
MTSU007373	Rutherford	Tennessee	07 Apr 1982	Don F. Brown	MTSU Vicia tetrasperma
MTSU007369	Bedford	Tennessee	09 Apr 2009	Ashley Rose 31	MTSU Vicia tetrasperma
MTSU007371	Davidson	Tennessee	02 Apr 1994	Daniela Rupe 22	MTSU Vicia tetrasperma
MTSU007372	Rutherford	Tennessee	14 Apr 1992	Jason Todd 34	MTSU Vicia tetrasperma
MTSU007370	Smith	Tennessee	03 Apr 1999	Becky Baker 27	MTSU Vicia tetrasperma
UCHT034418	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Vicia tetrasperma
31234100438702	Madison	Kentucky	19 Jun 1996	Rudy A. Gelis 393	EKY Vicia tetrasperma
BEREA014455	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Vicia tetrasperma
BEREA014454	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Vicia tetrasperma
TENN-V-0131346	Fayette	Tennessee			TENN Vicia tetrasperma
TENN-V-0131350	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Vicia tetrasperma
TENN-V-0131349	Sequatchie	Tennessee			TENN Vicia tetrasperma
TENN-V-0131348	Hardeman	Tennessee			TENN Vicia tetrasperma
TENN-V-0131347	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Vicia tetrasperma
APSC0013994	Sequatchie	Tennessee			APSC Vicia tetrasperma
APSC0013997	Hamilton	Tennessee			APSC Vicia tetrasperma

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Vicia tetrasperma

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