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| About 140 species, including: Vicia bithynica (Bithynian Vetch) Vicia canescens Vicia cassubica (Danzig Vetch) Vicia cracca (Tufted Vetch) Vicia dumetorum Vicia ervilia (Bitter Vetch) Vicia faba (Broad Bean) Vicia hirsuta (Hairy Vetch) Vicia lathyroides (Spring Vetch) Vicia lutea (Yellow Vetch) Vicia narbonensis Vicia onobrychioides Vicia oroboides Vicia orobus (Upright Vetch) Vicia pannonica Vicia pisiformis (Pea-flowered Vetch) Vicia pyrenaica Vicia sativa (Common Vetch) Vicia sepium (Bush Vetch) Vicia sylvatica (Wood Vetch) Vicia tenuifolia (Fine-leaved Vetch) Vicia tenuissima (Slender Vetch) Vicia tetrasperma (Smooth Vetch) Vicia unijuga Vicia villosa (Fodder Vetch) |
Vicia is a large genus of about 140 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to Europe, Asia and Africa. One species, Vicia faba, commonly known as Broad Bean or fava bean is cultivated for human consumption, while a number of other species are cultivated as Forage for livestock or Green manure. Other species are wild flowers.