FABACEAE
Vicia sativa L. var. nigra (L.) Erhart

Near Fairfax, Marin Co.
Coll. John Thomas Howell
May 12, 1946
Mason #177461
UCMP-SFES #71

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Morphology, Distribution, and Habitat (After Hickman, 1993)

The seed is 2.5-4 millimeters wide and spheric. The plant is found in disturbed sites, woodland borders and clearings. It is widespread in the southern United States.