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Vicia menziesii
Also called Hawaiian Vetch, Hawaiian Wild Broad Bean
Hawaiian vetch (Vicia menziesii) is a rare, federally endangered climbing legume endemic to the island of Hawai'i, where it grows as a liana scrambling into trees. It is a wild native rather than a common garden plant, so it is seldom grown outside conservation collections.
Vicia menziesii is a rare species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name Hawaiian vetch. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the island of Hawaii. It is threatened by habitat loss and exotic plants. It has been federally listed as an endangered species of the United States since 1978. It was the first Hawaiian plant to be placed on the Endangered Species List.
This plant is a liana which climbs into the surrounding trees, reaching a maximum length of 20 meters. A study found the average length of the vine to be 2.6 meters, with a maximum of 12.5 meters in the sample. The vine also branches and climbs in different directions. It may spread along the ground or over detritus for a few meters before climbing upward, but plants were observed climbing 8 meters up into the canopy.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vicia menziesii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
