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Vicia faba L.
fava bean

   
Symbol: VIFA
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Vine
Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    I



   
Other common names:
  horsebean
  bell bean
  horse bean
Photograph of Vicia faba L.
Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Ethiopia.
 
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Synonyms:
Vicia faba L.

  FAVU3 Faba vulgaris Moench
 

Distribution by State:
Vicia faba L.

Distributional Map for Vicia faba L.
Distribution Map Legend

Vicia faba L. distribution:
USA (CA, CT, DC, MA, MD, ME, MS, MT, NY, OR, PA, VA, VT, WA)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
CA, CT, DC, MA, ME, MS, NY, OR, PA, VT, WA

 

Related Taxa:
Vicia faba L.

236 genera in Fabaceae, 69 species in Vicia
 

Classification:
Vicia faba L.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass   Rosidae
Order   Fabales
Family   Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus   Vicia L. – vetch
Species   Vicia faba L. – fava bean
 

Introduced Information:
Vicia faba L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

 

 
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