Fabaceae
Broad bean
Vicia faba
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Vicia
Pets and kids
- CatsNot sure
- DogsNot sure
- KidsToxic
Why
Cats: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Dogs: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Kids: Toxic
Toxic to young children (severe). Toxic principle: vicine and convicine.
Signs: hemolytic anemia, favism.
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Is Broad bean safe for cats, dogs and kids?
Is Broad bean safe for cats?
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Is Broad bean safe for dogs?
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Is Broad bean safe for kids?
No. Our sources call Broad bean toxic to young children (severe). Toxic principle: vicine and convicine. Signs: hemolytic anemia, favism.
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Similar names and close relatives
A shared name doesn't mean a shared answer: check the exact plant.
- Kidney bean Phaseolus vulgarissimilar nameCats: Not sure; Dogs: Not sure; Kids: Mildly toxic
- Lentil Vicia lenssame genusCats: Not sure; Dogs: Not sure; Kids: Not sure
- Mung bean Vigna radiatasimilar nameCats: Not sure; Dogs: Not sure; Kids: Not sure
Common names
By language (100)
- acm
- باگلة, باكلة, باكله, باگله
- aeb
- فول
- Albanian
- Bathët
- Amharic
- ባቄላ
- Arabic
- فول, الباقلاء, الفول, فوائد الفول, فول الحقول, فول المستنقعات
- Aragonese
- Faba, Fabas
- Armenian
- Բակլա
- arq
- فول
- arz
- فول
- Asturian
- Fabona, Fabón
- Aymara
- Jawasa
- azb
- آت پاخلاسی
- Basque
- Baba
- Belarusian
- Боб
- Bulgarian
- Бакла
- Burmese
- ပဲဖင်ထောင်, တရုတ်ပဲ
- Cantonese
- 蠶豆
- Catalan
- Fava, Faves
- Chinese
- 蚕豆, 蠶豆, 佛豆, 倭豆, 南豆, 大叶斑鸠菊, 川豆, 开花豆
- crh
- Baqla
- Croatian
- Bob
- csb
- Bób
- cv
- Нимĕç пăрçи
- Czech
- Bob obecný, Bob koňský, Vikev bob
- Danish
- Hestebønne, Favabønne, Valsk bønne, Vælsk bønne
- Dutch
- Tuinboon, Labboon, Tuinbonen
- English
- Broad bean, Fava bean, Bell bean, Field bean, Horse bean, Tic bean
- Esperanto
- Fabo
- Estonian
- Põlduba
- Finnish
- Härkäpapu, Fava-papu
- French
- Féverolle, Fève, Fèves
- frr
- Hingstbuan
- Galician
- Faballón, Fabaca
- Georgian
- Ცერცვი
- German
- Ackerbohne, Dicke Bohne, Fabaciae Virides, Faberbohne, Favabohne, Große Bohne, Puffbohne, Saubohne
- grc
- Κύαμος
- Greek
- Κουκιά, Κουκί, Κύαμος
- Hebrew
- פול
- Hindi
- बकला
- hsb
- Konjacy bob, Bobroch
- Hungarian
- Lóbab
- Icelandic
- Bóndabaunir
- Indonesian
- Kara oncet
- io
- Fabo
- Irish
- Pónaire leathan
- Italian
- Fava
- Japanese
- ソラマメ, そらまめ, そら豆, テンマメ, ナツマメ, ノラマメ, 伊豆豆, 天竺豆
- Kazakh
- At burşaq, Ат бұршақ, ات بۇرشاق
- Korean
- 누에콩, 잠두
- Kurdish
- Keşol, کەشۆل
- Latin
- Faba
- Latvian
- Lauka pupa
- lbe
- ЛухӀи хъюрув, ЛухIи хъюрув
- lij
- Bazzann-a
- Lithuanian
- Pupa, Pupos
- lld
- Fau
- Luxembourgish
- Gaardeboun, Sauboun
- Macedonian
- Бакла, Боб
- Malay
- Kacang parang
- Malayalam
- അവര
- Mongolian
- Эгэл гиш
- mrj
- Таракан пырса
- myv
- Овтонь понкс
- mzn
- باکله
- nah
- Caxtillān ayecohtli
- nds
- Platte peters
- Nepali
- बकुला सिमी, बकुला
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Hestebønne, Bondebønne, Fababønne, Favabønne
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Hestebønne
- Occitan
- Fava
- os
- Бæхы хъæдур
- Persian
- باقلا, باقالا, باقالی
- Polish
- Bób, Wyka bób
- Portuguese
- Fava
- Quechua
- Chaqullu, Abas, Awas, Chaqullu yura, Faba, Haba, Habas, Hawas
- Romanian
- Bob
- Russian
- Боб садовый, Боб обыкновенный, Бобы, Конские бобы
- Sanskrit
- वर्तुलकम्
- sc
- Fae
- scn
- Fava, Faviana
- Serbian
- Боб, Bob
- Serbian (Latin)
- Bob
- sgs
- Popa
- shn
- ထူဝ်ႇၵူၼ်ႈပူၵ်း, ထူဝ်ႇၶႄႇ
- Slovenian
- Bob
- Spanish
- Haba, Faba, V faba, V. faba
- Swahili
- Mharagwe-pana
- Swedish
- Bondböna, Bondbönor, Favaböna, Hästböna, Åkerböna
- szl
- Bober
- Tajik
- Boqilo, Боқило
- Tamil
- தட்டை மொச்சை
- Telugu
- అనపకాయ
- Thai
- ถั่วปากอ้า, Broad bean, Fava bean, Field bean, Horse bean, Tic bean, ถั่วยาง
- Turkish
- Bakla
- Ukrainian
- Біб кінський
- Uzbek
- Boqla
- Vietnamese
- Đậu răng ngựa
- Walloon
- Grosse feve
- Welsh
- Ffeuen y gerddi
- wuu
- 蚕豆
Synonyms
- Faba bona subsp. equina (Medik.) Soják
- Faba equina Medik.
- Faba faba (L.) House
- Faba major Desf.
- Faba major var. longisiliqua Poit.
- Faba major var. minor Poit.
- Faba major var. viridis Poit.
- Faba minor Roxb.
- Faba sativa Bernh.
- Faba vulgaris Moench
- Faba vulgaris subsp. minor Dostál
- Faba vulgaris var. agrorum Alef.
- Faba vulgaris var. albida Alef.
- Faba vulgaris var. albiflora Alef.
- Faba vulgaris var. arcuata Alef.
- Faba vulgaris var. atra Alef.
- Faba vulgaris var. atriflora Alef.
- Faba vulgaris var. atropurpurea Alef.
- Faba vulgaris var. aurorea Alef.
- Faba vulgaris var. circularis Alef.
- Faba vulgaris var. equina (Medik.) Lej.
- Faba vulgaris var. flabellata Alef.
- Faba vulgaris var. fuliginiflora Alef.
- Faba vulgaris var. hortensis Lej.
- Faba vulgaris var. humillima Alef.
- Faba vulgaris var. macrocarpa Alef.
- Faba vulgaris var. macrochloris Alef.
- Faba vulgaris var. macrosperma Alef.
- Faba vulgaris var. major Nois.
- Faba vulgaris var. mazagana Alef.
- Faba vulgaris var. mediolana Alef.
- Faba vulgaris var. megalosperma Alef.
- Faba vulgaris var. microchloris Alef.
- Faba vulgaris var. minor Mérat
- Faba vulgaris var. nebulosa Alef.
- Faba vulgaris var. nebulosa-violacea Alef.
- Faba vulgaris var. nitidissima Alef.
- Faba vulgaris var. notatopurpurea Alef.
- Faba vulgaris var. orbicularis Alef.
- Faba vulgaris var. paucijuga Alef.
and 31 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.