Vetch / بيقِيَّة فلسطينية / / قُصَيْقصَة

بريدة / طقوش البسة / الكرسنه / العلس / الكرسنة / البيقية / كسيكسة الحيه

Vicia palaestina Boiss.

Pod, April. This photo is available under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC 4.0.

Edibility and Usage

Edibility
Edible
Edible part
  • Pods
Preparation
  • Salads
Blooming period
February to May
Foraging period
March to April
Seed collection period
May to July

Description

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

Scientifc data

Genus
Vicia
Family
Fabaceae
Wikidata item
Q12200676
GBIF Item
Vicia palaestina Boiss. (2974869)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

  1. Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).
  2. Vicia palaestina Boiss. 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. Emily Mourad Hanna, Katrine Gro Friborg & Mazin B. Qumsiyeh (2021): Temporal change in traditional knowledge and use of wild plants in Artas, Palestine, Palestine Exploration Quarterly
  4. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  5. عراف، شكري. النباتات في الكتاب المقدس. عكا: مركز الدراسات القروية، 2009.
  6. اسحق، جاد، وعيسى اسحق. الحاكورة: دليل عملي للعناية بالحديقة. القدس: معهد الأبحاث التطبيقية - أريج، 1992.

Citation

Vicia palaestina Boiss. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/677 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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