Vicia americana - American vetch

American vetch (Vicia americana) is a nitrogen-fixing perennial legume native to cold semi-arid North American prairie and open woodland, its young shoots and seeds eaten and its leaves used in traditional medicine.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Vicia spp. - Vetch
• Herb
• Perennial

Functions

• Nitrogen fixer¹

Footnotes

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