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Scientific name:

Vicia faba

Vernacular name:

Bean, Broad


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Broad Bean

Scientific name: Vicia faba L.

Diagnostic features
Erect annual to 1m.
Leaflets (1)2-3 pairs.
Tendrils absent, replaced by weak point.
Flowers 1-6, usually white with blackish wings.
Fruits up to 30cm, 4-8-seeded.

Chromosome number: (2n=12).

Habitat
Introduced-casual.

Distribution
Widely cultivated as crop and common casual in British Isles, mainly in South Britain; origin uncertain.

This species is keyed out on Page 2919 in the Text Key.

Vicia faba (Bean, Broad)
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