Honey bees
Nectar value
Medium
Pollen value
Medium
Pollinator plant
Horsebean
Vicia faba
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Herbaceous, Vegetable
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 1.00 m high × 0.00 m wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Lifecycle
- Annual
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 4-8
- Moisture
- Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Partial shade, Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Seed, Leaves
- Functions
- Nitrogen fixer
- Edibility
- 3 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 0 out of 5
Seeds of this plant can be eaten both raw and cooked. They are suitable for consumption before they are fully ripe, like broad beans. Ripe seeds must first be soaked overnight and can then be cooked. The leaves of this plant can be cooked and serve as a substitute for spinach.