*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. PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993).
Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA11.2, G, 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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