Wildflowers Found in Oregon

American Vetch

Vicia americana - Common, late spring, perennial, vine, to 40 in. Decumbent or upright when small. Stems tangled or sprawling, sometimes climbing, to 3 ft. long. Leaves pinnately divided, long curling tendril possibly branched at end of petiole. Leaflets 8-18, widely oval, with small spine at tip. Flowers 3-9 in. widely spaced spikes, blue, blue-lavender, or purple. Grows in forests, meadows, at low to high elevations. Native.