Purple Vetch vs Spring vetch

Vicia benghalensis compared with Vicia lathyroides

Key Differences

• Purple Vetch is Not Evaluated while Spring vetch is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Purple Vetch	Spring vetch
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Vicia	Vicia
Species	Vicia benghalensis	Vicia lathyroides

Evolutionary Relationship

Purple Vetch and Spring vetch share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Vicia.

Conservation Status

Purple Vetch

NE — Not Evaluated

Spring vetch

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Purple Vetch	Spring vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Purple Vetch

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Spring vetch

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States