Vicia menziesii is a short-lived perennial vine in the Fabaceae (pea) family. Vicia menziesii has an extensive system of branching and is a climber that typically can grow well into the sub-canopy of the forest.

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.

Vicia menziesii is severely threatened by land development and aggressive exotic plants. It was the first Hawaiian plant to be listed as an endangered species. DISTRIBUTION: Keauhou‐Kilauea and Pu‘uwa‘awa‘a, on the island of Hawai‘i.

Vicia menziesii is a vine that grows on the eastern slopes of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawai`i. Its extensive branching system typically climbs into the subcanopy of the forest and can reach lengths of up to 60 feet.

Vicia menziesii is a coarse, climbing perennial herb that can grow between 1.5 and 20 meters long, typically supported by the canopy of trees or shrubs. When young, it is pubescent but becomes sparsely so with age.

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Hawaiian vetch is a vine that grows on the eastern slopes of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawai‘i. Its extensive branching system typically climbs into the subcanopy of the forest and can reach lengths of up to 60 feet. Each vine is known to produce more than 200 pinkish‐rose flowers that gracefully hang from a thin, green stalk.

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.

Hawaiian vetch, Vicia menziesii, is a perennial, climbing vine with extensive lateral branching stems that have been reported to reach lengths of 66 ft (20 m). An individual plant can bear more than 200 flowers in 30-40 discrete flowerheads.

The Hawaiian vetch (Vicia menziesee Sprengel) is one of the rarest plants in the world. Belonging to the pea family, this a vine species does not grow flowers until 2 to 3 years of age but flowers prolifically and can grow to 10 meters.