Israel wildflowers: French vetch
Vicia narbonensis, French vetch, Narbonne vetch, Purple Broad Bean,
Hebrew: בקיה צרפתית, Arabic: البيقية النربونية
| Scientific name: | Vicia narbonensis L. | |
| Common name: | French vetch, Narbonne vetch, Purple Broad Bean | |
| Hebrew name: | בקיה צרפתית | |
| Arabic name: | البيقية النربونية | |
| Family: | Fabaceae / Papilionaceae, פרפרניים |
 Location: Road 3415, Gad Hills (Givad Gad) |
| Life form: | Annual, climber | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, compound, pinnate, smooth | |
| Flowers: | Purple, violet | |
| Fruits / pods: | Homogeneous seeds-fruits | |
| Flowering Period: | February, March, April, May, June | |
| Habitat: | Shrub-steppes, Desert | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
 Location: Road 3415, Gad Hills (Givad Gad) Derivation of the botanical name: Vicia, vetch; the classical Latin name for these herbs, perhaps related to vincire to bind.
narbonensis, Narbonne, a commune in southern France, near the Mediterranean coast.
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