Fabaceae Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd.
American Vetch
Montana Indian - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 26
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Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd.
Scientific name: Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd.
USDA symbol: VIAMA3 (
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Common names: American Vetch
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Montana Indian
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Cooked and eaten for greens.
RECRD: 10289 id: 43192