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Vicia acutifolia Ell.
Sand vetch, Fourleaf vetch

Vicia acutifolia
Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Family: Fabaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Vine

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United States and the northern Bahamas.

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Apparently Secure

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SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence: Reported

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Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported only in 1913 by John Kunkel Small for limestone sinkholes in the lower Keys.

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Vicia acutifolia
Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Vicia acutifolia
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley