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Vicia faba L.

broad bean (Fabaceae / Leguminosae)

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Vicia faba is widely cultivated for its beans or as green manure.

Dumbleton (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2018-05-23

 broad bean / Vicia faba: _Vicia faba_ is widely cultivated for its beans or as green manure.

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