Vicia villosa
Fabaceae
Woolly Vetch
Stems sprawling or climbing to 3 ft. Leaves ending in tendrils, pinnately divided, 12–18 leaflets, narrowly oblong, rounded on tip. Inflorescence shorter than leaves, with 9 or more violet, purple, lavender, or white flowers in crowded, often 1-sided spike. Seedpods widely oblong, 1/2–1 1/2 in. long, hairless. Formerly planted as a cover crop, also found along roads, usually in urban areas, at low to mid elevations.
- Rarity: Locally Common
- Flowering Time: Late Spring, Early Summer
- Flower Form: Pea flowers, compound leaves
- Life Cycle: Annual, Biennial, Perennial
- Height: vine 1–3 feet
- Habitat: Coastal, Disturbed, Meadow, West-side Forest
- Found In: N Cascades NP, Olympic NP, West Gorge
- Native: No
- Also Known As: Hairy Vetch
