Flower, March. This photo is available under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC 4.0.
Edibility and Usage
Edibility
Edible
Edible part
Seeds
Preparation
Cooked
Blooming period
February
to
May
Foraging period
March
to
April
Seed collection period
May
to
July
Description
Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
Crimson
Violet
Leaf type
Compound
Pinnate
Life form
Annual
Climber
Scientifc data
Genus
Vicia
Family
Fabaceae
Wikidata item
Q12200665
GBIF Item
Vicia peregrina L. (2975262)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern
References
Melamed, Y., Plitmann, U. and Kislev, M.E., 2008. Vicia peregrina: an edible early Neolithic legume. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany, 17(1), pp.29-34.