Vicia faba L.
Bazzann-a, Bober, Broad Bean, Fava bean
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Summary
Vicia faba, commonly known as the broad bean, fava bean, or faba bean, is a species of vetch, a flowering plant in the pea and bean family Fabaceae. It is widely cultivated as a crop for human consumption, and also as a cover crop. Varieties with smaller, harder seeds that are fed to horses or other animals are called field bean, tic bean or tick bean. This legume is commonly consumed in many national and regional cuisines.
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About the genus · Vicia
Vicia is a genus of over 240 species of flowering plants that are part of the legume family (Fabaceae), and which are commonly known as vetches. Vicia species are native to Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas.
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Also known as Faba bona subsp. equina (Medik.) Soják; Faba communis Delarbre, 1800; Faba equina Medik.; Faba faba (L.) House; Faba major Desf. and 45 more.
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Photographs
Photographs: (c) zebedeugalinha, some rights reserved (CC BY) (5); (c) Oscar Alejandro Morales Juárez, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) (3).
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Papers naming this species
Works whose title or abstract names Vicia faba, most cited first, from OpenAlex (CC0). A mention, not a cultivation source: nothing on this page is drawn from them.
History & registers
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