yellow vetch / بَخْراء / سكيك أبو لبن /

rough-podded vetch / بيقية صفراء /

Vicia lutea L.

Edibility and usage

Blooming period
April
Seed collection period
June to July

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Yellow
Life form
  • Annual
  • Climber

Scientifc data

Genus
Vicia
Family
Fabaceae
Wikidata item
Q158451
GBIF Item
Vicia lutea L. (2974753)

References

  1. Temple, Augusta A. Flowers & Trees of Palestine. Society for promoting Christian knowledge, 1929.
  2. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  3. Crowfoot, Grace Mary Hood. From Cedar to Hyssop; a Study in the Folklore of Plants in Palestine. London, Sheldon Press; New York and Toronto, The Macmillan Co., 1932.

Citation

Vicia lutea L. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/3189 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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