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 vulgaris var. violaceaName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. viridinanaName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. viridisName author: Nois.
Faba vulgaris var. viridissimaName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. viridopacaName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. waterlooensisName author: Alef.
Faba vulgaris var. windsorianaName author: Alef.
Orobus fabaName author: (L.) Brot.
Vicia equinaName author: (Medik.) Steud.
Vicia esculentaName author: Salisb.
Vicia faba subsp. equinaName author: (Medik.) Schübl. & G.Martens
Vicia faba subsp. fabaName author: Not supplied
Vicia faba subsp. minorName author: Rothm.
Vicia faba var. equinaName author: (Medik.) Pers.
Vicia faba var. minorName author: Peterm.
Vicia faba var. minorName author: Beck
Vicia faba var. plinianaName author: Trab.
Vicia plinianaName author: (Trab.) Muratova
Vicia porphyreaName author: Rchb.
Vicia vulgarisName author: Gray
Vicia vulgaris var. equinaName author: Gray

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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