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Fabaceae
Vicia

not marked as a favorite taxon *Vicia faba Linnaeus. Common name: Horse Bean, Faba Bean, Broad Bean. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Disturbed areas, a waif from cultivation. Distribution: Native of Mediterranean Europe. Introduced in se. Pennsylvania (Rhoads & Klein 1993).

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Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA11.2, G, K1, K4, NE, NY, SE3, Isely (1998); = n/a — Pa, Tat. Basionym: Vicia faba L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Vicia faba - FNA11.2

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