Common Name -  American Vetch
	Scientific Name - Vicia americana
	Family Name -  Bean (Fabaceae)
Season	Perennial, blooms starting late spring and continuing into the summer.
Habitat	Fields, meadows and roadsides
Flower	Irregular, bluish to dark purple and pea-shaped. Individual flowers (2 to 9) cluster together and are attached along one side of the stem (raceme). Each flower has 5 petals two of which are joined together forming a "keel" like structure.
Leaves	Pinnately compound, with two stipules at the base of each leaf. The stipules are toothed. Tendrils, used for climbing, are present at the tip of each leaf.
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