Vicia minutiflora

Classification	Dicots
Family	Fabaceae
Family (Traditional)	Fabaceae
Genus	Vicia
Species:	Vicia minutiflora F. G. Dietr.
Common Name	Pygmyflower 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; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; 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: 6; Leaflet Number: 8; Leaflet Number: 10; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: Purple; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Type: Legume; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	7
Status	Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S1] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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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: Trigg (KY), Bedford (TN), Cheatham (TN), Clay (TN), Coffee (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Giles (TN), Hardin (TN), Hickman (TN), Houston (TN), Jackson (TN), Lincoln (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Montgomery (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Smith (TN), Wayne (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, HTTU, MTSU, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1949 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0131320	Wayne	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0210174		Tennessee		A. Gattinger	TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0131303	Houston	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0131318	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0131309	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0131314	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0210173		Tennessee		A. Gattinger	TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0131317	Smith	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0131312	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0131295	Clay	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0131301	Hardin	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0131321	Williamson	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0131322	Williamson	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0210175	Davidson	Tennessee		A. Gattinger	TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0210171		Tennessee		A. Gattinger	TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0131313	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0210170		Tennessee		A. Gattinger	TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0131300	Giles	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0131297	Giles	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0131308	Maury	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0131306	Lincoln	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0131299	Giles	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0210172	Davidson	Tennessee		A. Gattinger	TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0131316	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0131315	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
APSC0050553	Putnam	Tennessee			APSC Vicia minutiflora
HTTU030332	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Vicia minutiflora
HTTU030327	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Vicia minutiflora
HTTU030335	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Vicia minutiflora
MTSU007266	Rutherford	Tennessee	05 Apr 2002	Dwayne Estes 03064	MTSU Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0131302	Hickman	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0131319	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0131296	DeKalb	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0131304	Lincoln	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
APSC0110027	Cheatham	Tennessee			APSC Vicia minutiflora
MTSU007267	Smith	Tennessee	29 Mar 1988	Jeffrey A. Winfree 17	MTSU Vicia minutiflora
MTSU007265	Bedford	Tennessee	27 Mar 2002	Dwayne Estes 03057	MTSU Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0131310	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0131298	Giles	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0131305	Lincoln	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
APSC0016494	Lincoln	Tennessee			APSC Vicia minutiflora
APSC0016491	Montgomery	Tennessee			APSC Vicia minutiflora
APSC0056147	Smith	Tennessee			APSC Vicia minutiflora
MTSU007268	Williamson	Tennessee	16 Apr 1986	Mike Uss 42	MTSU Vicia minutiflora
MTSU023892	Giles	Tennessee			MTSU Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0131307	Marshall	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
APSC0016498	Montgomery	Tennessee			APSC Vicia minutiflora
APSC0040841	Rutherford	Tennessee	06 Apr 2015	Mason Brock	APSC Vicia minutiflora
APSC0016496	Montgomery	Tennessee			APSC Vicia minutiflora
APSC0016493	Cheatham	Tennessee			APSC Vicia minutiflora
APSC0016492	Montgomery	Tennessee			APSC Vicia minutiflora
HTTU030330	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Vicia minutiflora
APSC0016490	Marshall	Tennessee	10 Apr 1949	A.J. Sharp	APSC Vicia minutiflora
HTTU020931	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Vicia minutiflora
HTTU030329	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Vicia minutiflora
TENN-V-0131311	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Vicia minutiflora
APSC0053999	Trigg	Kentucky	27 Apr 2016	Mason Brock	APSC Vicia minutiflora
HTTU030331	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Vicia minutiflora
APSC0053139	Montgomery	Tennessee	27 Mar 2016	Mason Brock	APSC Vicia minutiflora
HTTU020932	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Vicia minutiflora
MTSU007269	Coffee	Tennessee	02 Apr 1986	Danny L. Bryan 33	MTSU Vicia minutiflora

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Vicia minutiflora

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