French vetch / فول بري / فوّيلة /

البيقية الفرنسية / البيقية النربونية / الكاكوز / الكرفالة / بريده / بيقية ارجوانية عريضة / بيقيّة نَربون / بَخَر / فول إبْليس /

Vicia narbonensis L.

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Edibility and usage

Edibility
Edible
Edible part
  • Seeds
Preparation
  • Cooked with olive oil
  • Roasted
  • Salads
Blooming period
January to May
Foraging period
May to June
Seed collection period
May to July

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Crimson
  • Violet
Leaf type
  • Compound
  • Pinnate
Life form
  • Annual
  • Climber

Scientifc data

Genus
Vicia
Family
Fabaceae
Wikidata item
Q3556316
GBIF Item
Vicia narbonensis L. (2975132)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

  1. Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2022-08-31. <temperate.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Vicia+narbonensis>
  2. Vicia narbonensis L. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-03-22.(English)
  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.
  4. Ali-Shtayeh, Mohammed S., Rana M. Jamous, Jehan H. Al-Shafie’, Wafa’ A. Elgharabah, Fatemah A. Kherfan, Kifayeh H. Qarariah, Isra’ S. Khdair, et al. “Traditional Knowledge of Wild Edible Plants Used in Palestine (Northern West Bank): A Comparative Study.”
  5. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  6. Hinnawi, Nadeen Sadeq Abdullah. “An Ethnobotanical Study of Wild Edible Plants in the Northern West Bank,” 2010.
  7. “Perennial Agriculture Project.” Accessed April 26, 2023. http://legacy.tropicos.org/Project/PAPGI.

Citation

Vicia narbonensis L. in Barari platform (2024). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/675 accessed via barari.org on 11/1/2024.

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