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Vicia narbonensis
Also called Narbonne Vetch, Narbon Bean, French Vetch, Narbon Vetch, Purple Broad Bean
Vicia narbonensis is a scrambling annual or short-lived perennial vetch in the pea and bean family, grown as a forage crop, green manure and for its edible seeds. It is a climbing plant that needs support or will sprawl along the ground.
Vicia narbonensis, called Narbon bean, Narbon vetch, Narbonne vetch and moor's pea, is a widely distributed species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Madeira and the Mediterranean countries through to Central Asia and the western Himalayas, and has been introduced to central and eastern Europe, and scattered other locations. It has some palatability issues, but has potential as a green manure and forage crop, and for its beans. It is the namesake of the Vicia narbonensis species complex.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vicia narbonensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
