Vicia americana, June 2, 2020
Common & scientific name
American vetch, Vicia americana
Family
Pea, Fabaceae
Location
Difficult Campground, 8,000’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
Look for this small but vivid flower hiding among other shrubs and flowers—it is one of only a few members of the enormous Pea family that is a climbing vine, using tendrils to climb other plants and make its way to the sunlight.