Vicia faba
Vicia faba
FamilyGenus: Wickenheimisch in Deutschland
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Species
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Interactions
documented
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13
Host relationships
Species
About this species
Vicia faba is an introduced annual herbaceous plant now established in Great Britain. It bears broad leaves and flowers from March to June, requiring full sun, moderately moist, nutrient-rich, calcareous soil.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
Vicia faba is an introduced species established in Great Britain. It is commonly found in agricultural settings.
Annual cycle
Flowering recorded from March to June. As an annual, the plant completes its life cycle within a single growing season after setting seed.
Safety note
No specific hazards are recorded in the available evidence, though, as with any legume, some people may have sensitivities.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
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Bloom time
Mär – Jun
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.776 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Corolla tube
19 mm
Nectar
0.86 µl/Blüte
Pollen
0.65 mg/Blüte
Pflege & Anbau
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Sun : Full sun
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Moisture : Moderately moist soil
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Soil : Nutrient-rich, calcareous (alkaline)
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Height : up to 0.8 m
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Flowering : March to June
Scientific profile
Vicia faba is an introduced annual herb that has become established in Great Britain. It grows as a non-woody, broad-leaved herbaceous plant, typically reaching about 0.8 metres in height. The flowering period spans March to June. It thrives in full sun, on fresh to moderately moist soils that are rich in nutrients and calcareous. It has long been recorded in cultivation and as an agricultural plant, with first records elsewhere in Europe dating to around 1500.
Bestäuber & Besucher
83 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Sitona lineatusThymelicus sylvestrisAnthocharis cardaminesErynnis tagesLasioglossum xanthopusCoenonympha pamphilusOsmia bicolorLasioglossum leucozoniumBombus vestalisAndrena bucephalaLasioglossum leucopusAndrena bicolorBombus pratorumAndrena flavipesLasioglossum lativentreAndrena nitidaAndrena haemorrhoaHalictus rubicundusLasioglossum villosulumGonepteryx rhamniClossiana euphrosyneLeptidea sinapisCallophrys rubiAndrena nigroaeneaBombus lapidariusApis melliferaAndrena carantonicaAndrena labialisAndrena cinerariaBombus hortorumBombus terrestrisBombus sylvarumBombus humilisBombus pascuorumBombus lucorumBombus muscorumAndrena wilkellaBoloria seleneColias croceusPieris napiPolyommatus icarusPieris rapaeVespula vulgarisBombus ruderatusBombus jonellusVanessa carduiAgrotis ipsilonmacroglossum stellatarumBombus argillaceusLacanobia oleracea
Host relationships
13 species use this plant as a host
Plodia interpunctellaPhlogophora meticulosaGymnoscelis rufifasciataAphis craccivora Koch,Bruchus rufimanusCallosobruchus chinensisCnephasia communanaCydia nigricanaDitylenchus dipsaciEtiella zinckenellaLampides boeticusSpodoptera exiguaPlutella xylostella
Other flower visitors
6 other species visit the flowers
Ceratomegilla undecimnotataValgus hemipterusHippodamia variegataHarmonia axyridisCoccinella septempunctataApidea sp.5
Sources & data origin
•TraitCH — CC BY 4.0TraitCH 2.0 contributors; imported as source-preserving NaturKompass taxon evidence.
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•pollinator_interactions
•Baden-Böhm F, App M, Thiele J (2022) — The FloRes Database: A floral resources trait database for pollinator habitat-assessment generated by a multistep workflow. Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Dryad, DOI: 10.5061/dryad.djh9w0w29 (CC0)
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Checklist Alien Plants Belgium — Verloove F (2023), Botanic Garden Meise (CC BY 4.0)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
•Foto: © Adobe Stock / AdobeStock_548360275
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