Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
faba
ID:
213410

Status:
valid

Authors:
L.

Source:
ildis

Year:
1753

Citation Micro:
Sp. Pl.: 737 (1753)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000212739

Common Names

  • Faba bean
  • Broad bean
  • Vicia faba

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Synonyms

  • Orobus faba (L.) Brot. [valid]
  • Vicia equina (Medik.) Steud. [valid]
  • Vicia esculenta Salisb. [illegitimate]
  • Faba faba (L.) House [invalid]
  • Vicia vulgaris Gray [illegitimate]
  • Faba major Desf. [valid]
  • Faba minor Roxb. [valid]
  • Faba sativa Bernh. [valid]
  • Vicia faba faba [unknown]
  • Vicia faba equina (Medik.) Pers. [unknown]
  • Faba equina Medik. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris Moench [valid]
  • Vicia pliniana (Trab.) Muratova [valid]
  • Vicia porphyrea Rchb. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris pliniana Trab. [unknown]
  • Faba bona equina (Medik.) Soják [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris minor (Peterm.) Dostál [illegitimate]
  • Vicia faba minor Peterm. [illegitimate]
  • Faba major longisiliqua Poit. [valid]
  • Faba major minor Poit. [valid]
  • Faba major viridis Poit. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris agrorum Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris albida Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris albiflora Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris arcuata Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris atra Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris atriflora Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris atropurpurea Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris aurorea Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris circularis Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris equina (Medik.) Lej. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris flabellata Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris fuliginiflora Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris hortensis Lej. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris humillima Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris macrocarpa Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris macrochloris Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris macrosperma Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris major Nois. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris mazagana Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris mediolana Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris megalosperma Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris microchloris Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris minor Mérat [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris nebulosa Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris nebulosa-violacea Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris nitidissima Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris notatopurpurea Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris orbicularis Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris paucijuga Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris picea Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris purpurea Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris purpuriflora Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris quisquilina Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris sanguinea Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris schlagintweitii Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris subviridis Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris superba Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris tockeri Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris violacea Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris viridinana Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris viridis Nois. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris viridissima Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris viridopaca Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris waterlooensis Alef. [valid]
  • Faba vulgaris windsoriana Alef. [valid]
  • Vicia faba equina (Steud.) Schübl. & G.Martens [valid]
  • Vicia faba minor Rothm. [illegitimate]
  • Vicia faba pliniana Trab. [valid]
  • Vicia vulgaris equina Gray [valid]
  • Vicia faba minor Beck [illegitimate]

Description

Vicia faba (also called 'Vetch', among many other common names) is an annual herb with a single stem and a climbing habit. It is native to the Mediterranean and grows in moist, well-drained soils.

Uses & Benefits

Vicia faba is used as a food crop and for animal feed. It is also used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Vicia faba has small, purple flowers with four petals and a yellow center. The seed is large, round, and black. The seedlings are thin and delicate.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Vicia faba is an annual plant that can be grown from seed. It prefers full sun and well-drained soil and is tolerant of drought. Propagation is by seed, which should be sown in early spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.

Where to Find Vicia faba

Vicia faba can be found in dry, sandy soils in the western United States, from California to Nebraska and east to Texas.

Vicia faba FAQ

What is the scientific name of Vicia faba?

Vicia faba

What is the common name of Vicia faba?

Broad Bean

What type of plant is Vicia faba?

Herb

Species in the Vicia genus

Vicia hassei, Vicia lomensis, Vicia ocalensis, Vicia setifolia, Vicia epetiolaris, Vicia macrograminea, Vicia pampicola, Vicia acutifolia, Vicia americana, Vicia andicola, Vicia bijuga, Vicia caroliniana, Vicia humilis, Vicia leucophaea, Vicia linearifolia, Vicia magellanica, Vicia menziesii, Vicia minutiflora, Vicia montevidensis, Vicia nana, Vicia nigricans, Vicia pallida, Vicia pulchella, Vicia stenophylla, Vicia vicina, Vicia peruviana, Vicia andina, Vicia sessei, Vicia tetrasperma, Vicia graminea, Vicia balansae, Vicia michauxii, Vicia pseudo-orobus, Vicia hyrcanica, Vicia amurensis, Vicia splendens, Vicia alpestris, Vicia ciceroidea, Vicia multijuga, Vicia megalotropis, Vicia cassia, Vicia cypria, Vicia kalakhensis, Vicia eristalioides, Vicia mollis, Vicia hyaeniscyamus, Vicia johannis, Vicia parviflora, Vicia tenuissima, Vicia kotschyana,

Species in the Fabaceae family

References