Faba bean
for consumption. The Vicia faba grows some 0.5–1.8 m tall and is a firm plant with sturdy stems of a square cross-section. The broad beans are broad, [...] leather like pods. They are green and usually mature to a blackish-brown with a densely downy skin. Nowadays, modern varieties specifically cultivated [...] bean, pigeon bean and tick bean are all different names for the Vicia faba , a flowering plant and species belonging to the vetch and pea family Fabaceae