ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Vicia faba

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Fabaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Vicia
Species: Vicia faba
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Vicia faba. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

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Faba bona subsp. equinaName author: (Medik.) Soják
Faba equinaName author: Medik.
Faba fabaName author: (L.) House
Faba majorName author: Desf.
Faba major var. longisiliquaName author: Poit.
Faba major var. minorName author: Poit.
Faba major var. viridisName author: Poit.
Faba minorName author: Roxb.
Faba sativaName author: Bernh.
Faba vulgarisName author: Moench
Faba vulgaris subsp. minorName author: Dostál
Faba vulgaris var. agrorumName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. albidaName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. albifloraName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. arcuataName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. atraName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. atrifloraName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. atropurpureaName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. auroreaName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. circularisName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. equinaName author: (Medik.) Lej.
Faba vulgaris var. flabellataName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. fuliginifloraName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. hortensisName author: Lej.
Faba vulgaris var. humillimaName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. macrocarpaName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. macrochlorisName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. macrospermaName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. majorName author: Nois.
Faba vulgaris var. mazaganaName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. mediolanaName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. megalospermaName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. microchlorisName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. minorName author: Mérat
Faba vulgaris var. nebulosaName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. nebulosa-violaceaName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. nitidissimaName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. notatopurpureaName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. orbicularisName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. paucijugaName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. piceaName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. plinianaName author: Trab.
Faba vulgaris var. purpureaName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. purpurifloraName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. quisquilinaName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. sanguineaName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. schlagintweitiiName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. subviridisName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. superbaName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. tockeriName author: Alef.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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