Herbs perennial. Stems sprawl­ing or climbing, slender, 5–15 dm. Leaves 4–8 cm; tendrils simple; stipules much smaller than leaflets, semisagittate, without nectariferous patch; leaflets (2 or)4(or 6), blades nar­rowly oblong to linear, 30–50 × 3–6 mm, apex obtuse, surfaces glabrous. Inflorescences 5–10-flowered, 3–15 cm, lon­ger than subtending leaf rachis. Flowers 8–12 mm; calyx base symmetric, lobes equal, shorter than or equal to tube; corolla blue or lavender and white, banner pandurate, blade equal to claw, glabrous; style com­pressed adaxially, pubescent apically. Legumes brown, oblong, 40–45 × 7–8 mm, oblique-tipped, glabrous; stipe 1–2 mm. Seeds 8–12, purplish black, compressed-globose, 3–3.5 mm diam.; hilum encircling 2/3 circum­ference of seed.

Phenology: Flowering Apr–May.
Habitat: Thickets, open moist areas.
Elevation: 0–70 m.

Distribution

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Discussion

Vicia ocalensis is known only from Lake and Marion counties; it is similar to V. acutifolia but differs in its more robust stature and larger leaflets, flowers, and fruits.

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Lower Taxa

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