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PLANTS

Crownvetch

Securigera varia

Plants
ToxicIntroducedHerbPerennialPurple flowers
Crownvetch, photo 1 of 5
Crownvetch, In flower
Crownvetch, In fruit
60 cmHeight

Toxic. Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 60 cm. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields and near water.

There are 581 observations of Crownvetch in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Outaouais and Montréal, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie133
  2. Outaouais103
  3. Montréal96
  4. Capitale-Nationale71
  5. Estrie41
  6. Laurentides40
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches18
  8. Lanaudière17
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent14
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean13
  11. Mauricie8
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue7
  13. Côte-Nord7
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  15. Centre-du-Québec5
  16. Laval2

Habitat

FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin
Water’s edgepeupleloup
Towns and gardensAlain Rouiller

Similar species

Garden vetchVicia sativa
TOXIC
AlfalfaMedicago sativa
American vetchVicia americana
TOXIC
Professor-weedGalega officinalis
Bird vetchVicia cracca
Canadian milkvetchAstragalus canadensis
Chickpea milkvetchAstragalus cicer
SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia
Alpine milkvetchAstragalus alpinus
DEADLY
Winter vetchVicia villosa
Red cloverTrifolium pratense
field milkvetchAstragalus agrestis