Status: Native
Synonyms:
Vicia melilotoides Wooton & Standley
Vicia pulchella is found in upper elevation Ponderosa Pine forests. It is viney and sprawling. The spikes of small white flowers are elongate. The fruits are stubby, pointed pods. The leaves are pinnately compound.
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Vicia pulchella, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Deadman Canyon, Sept. 10, 2007
Vicia pulchella, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Deadman Canyon, Sept. 10, 2007
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