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PLANTS

Bird vetch

Vicia cracca

Plants
IntroducedHerbPerennialPurple flowersjuillet to septembre
Bird vetch, photo 1 of 5
Bird vetch, In flower
Bird vetch, In fruit
46 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 46 cm. Introduced to Québec. Grows near water. Purple flowers, from July to September.

There are 2,889 observations of Bird vetch in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Estrie, and it has been reported in every region. 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. Montréal396
  2. Montérégie353
  3. Estrie290
  4. Côte-Nord286
  5. Capitale-Nationale233
  6. Outaouais179
  7. Laurentides171
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue164
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean156
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine130
  11. Lanaudière125
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent124
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches76
  14. Mauricie75
  15. Centre-du-Québec59
  16. Laval37
  17. Nord-du-Québec35

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

DEADLY
Winter vetchVicia villosa
Bush vetchVicia sepium
Garden vetchVicia sativa
Tiny vetchVicia hirsuta
American vetchVicia americana
Alpine sweetvetchHedysarum alpinum
TOXIC
AlfalfaMedicago sativa
TOXIC
CrownvetchSecurigera varia
Lentil vetchVicia tetrasperma
TOXIC
Professor-weedGalega officinalis
Marsh peaLathyrus palustris
Eastern Goat's-rueGalega orientalis