Taxon: Vicia narbonensis L.

Summary

Genus:

Vicia

Subgenus:

Vicia

Section:

Narbonensis

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Fabeae

Nomen number:

41535

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:737. 1753

Protologue link:

https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358758

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

10/03/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

121 (88 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Vicia narbonensis L. var. aegyptiaca Asch. & Schweinf. (0 active accession[s])
Vicia narbonensis L. var. affinis Kornh. ex Asch. & Schweinf. (0 active accession[s])
Vicia narbonensis L. var. jordanica H. I. Schäf. (0 active accession[s])
Vicia narbonensis L. var. narbonensis (0 active accession[s])
Vicia narbonensis L. var. salmonea (Mouterde) H. I. Schäf. (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Autonym(s)
Vicia narbonensis L. f. narbonensis

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Faba narbonensis Schur

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Vicia serratifolia Jacq. f. integrifolia Beck

Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya.
Allkin, R. et al. 1986. Names and synonyms of species and subspecies in the Vicieae: issue 3. In: Bisby, F. A. et al., Vicieae Database Project 7:62.
Bennett, S. J. & N. Maxted. 1997. An ecogeographic analysis of the Vicia narbonensis complex. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 44:411-428.
Birch et al. 1985. Vicia johannis and wild relatives of the faba bean: a taxonomic study. Econ. Bot. 39:177-190.
Bouabid, S. et al. 2018. Assessment of genetic diversity in Narbon vecth (Vicia narbonensis L.) germplasm using morphological and molecular markers. Crop Pasture Sci. 69:904-914. DOI: 10.1071/CP18086.
Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Enneking, D. 1995. The toxicity of Vicia species and their utilization as grain legumes 87-99.
Eriksson, O. et al. 1979. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 2.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Graham, E. H. 1941. Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. USDA Misc. Publ. 412.
Hermann, F. J. 1960. Vetches of the United States - native, naturalized and cultivated. U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 168:31.
Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Pottier-Alapetite, G. 1979-1981. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones.
Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
Raina, S. N. & Y. Ogihara. 1994. Chloroplast DNA diversity in Vicia faba and its close wild relatives: implications for reassessment. Theor. Appl. Genet. 88:261-266.
Raina, S. N. et al. 2001. Physical mapping of 18S-5.8S-26S and 5S ribosomal RNA gene families in three important vetches (Vicia species) and their allied taxa constituting three species complexes. Theor. Appl. Genet. 103:839-845.
Raynaud, C. 1976. Monographie et iconographie du genre Vicia L. au Maroc. Bull. Inst. Sci. Univ. Mohammed V. 1:155.
Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Roupakias, D. G. 1986. Interspecific hybridization between Vicia faba (L.) and Vicia narbonensis (L.): early pod growth and embryo-sac development. Euphytica 35:175-183. Note: Netherlands journal of plant breeding
Sillero, J. C. et al. 2005. Sources of resistance to crenate broomrape among species of Vicia. Pl. Dis. 89:23-27. Note: mentioned Vicia narbonensis as a "trap crop" for reducing broomrape seed in the soil
Smythies, B. E. 1984-1986. Flora of Spain and the Balearic Islands: checklist of vascular plants. Englera 3:1-882.
Täckholm, V. 1974. Students' flora of Egypt, ed. 2.
Takhtajan, A. L., ed. 1954-1987. Flora Armenii.
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
van de Ven, W. T. G. et al. 1993. Taxonomic relationships between Vicia faba and its relatives based on nuclear and mitochondrial RFLPs and PCR analysis. Theor. Appl. Genet. 86:71-80.
Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	French vetch	1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English	Narbon vetch	1	Bouabid, S. et al. 2018. Assessment of genetic diversity in Narbon vecth (Vicia narbonensis L.) germplasm using morphological and molecular markers. Crop Pasture Sci. 69:904-914. DOI: 10.1071/CP18086.
English	narbon-bean	1	Bennett, S. J. & N. Maxted. 1997. An ecogeographic analysis of the Vicia narbonensis complex. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 44:411-428.
English	Narbonne vetch	1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
French	vesce de Narbonne	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	französische Wicke	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Mauswicke	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Portuguese	ervilha-de-Narbona	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	alverjón	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	haba loca	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish	klotvicker	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transliterated Russian	gorošek narbonskij	2	Takhtajan, A. L., ed. 1954-1987. Flora Armenii.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Algeria		n.	Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Egypt			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Morocco		n.	Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Tunisia			Pottier-Alapetite, G. 1979-1981. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Checheno-Ingushetia		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Dagestan		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Krasnodar		Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Tajikistan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Turkmenistan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Uzbekistan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan		n.e.	Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Cyprus			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iraq			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Israel			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Jordan			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Lebanon			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Syria			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey			Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan			Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Hungary			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		incl. Sardinia, Sicily	Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France		incl. Corsica	Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4	Naturalized					natzd. elsewhere	Hermann, F. J. 1960. Vetches of the United States - native, naturalized and cultivated. U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 168:31.

Native
Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (n.), Egypt, Morocco (n.), Tunisia

Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan (n.e.), Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Checheno-Ingushetia, Dagestan, Krasnodar]
MIDDLE ASIA: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Pakistan

Europe

MIDDLE EUROPE: Hungary
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (incl. Corsica)

Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)

Reference(s)

Hermann, F. J. 1960. Vetches of the United States - native, naturalized and cultivated. U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 168:31.
Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Pottier-Alapetite, G. 1979-1981. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones.
Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	forage	grazing	Graham, E. H. 1941. Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. USDA Misc. Publ. 412.
Environmental	parasite host control	recognized as "trap crop" for broomrape seeds	Sillero, J. C. et al. 2005. Sources of resistance to crenate broomrape among species of Vicia. Pl. Dis. 89:23-27. Note: mentioned Vicia narbonensis as a "trap crop" for reducing broomrape seed in the soil
Weed	seed contaminant	potential	Enneking, D. 1995. The toxicity of Vicia species and their utilization as grain legumes 87-99.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=41535. Accessed 15 April 2026.