Porte (maduro) - Josep Gesti / Wikimedia Commons - CC BY-SA 4.0
Cobertura limitada
Haba
Vicia faba
Una leguminosa anual de temporada fresca de la familia de las leguminosas (Fabaceae), también llamada haba común, cultivada como hortaliza por sus semillas y vainas comestibles. NC State Extension describe una planta de porte rígidamente erecto de 2-6 feet de alto, con hojas de 2-6 folíolos y estípulas dentadas muy visibles, que produce fragantes flores blancas de primavera y verano marcadas con una mancha morada o parduzca. El fruto es una vaina oblonga, estrecha y aplanada de hasta 11 inches de largo que alberga hasta 6 grandes semillas ovaladas. Como otras leguminosas, fija el nitrógeno del aire y a menudo se usa como cultivo de cobertura; crece mejor en clima fresco, con rendimientos bajos cuando las temperaturas diurnas superan los setenta y tantos grados Fahrenheit.
Edible
Pollinator
Structure
Light
Full sun
Water
Moderate water
Mature size
24-72" tall · 12" apart
Hardy in zones
Annual; NC State lists no winter hardiness zone — grown as a cool-season vegetable
AHS heat range
1-6
Plant range authored in AHS heat-zone terms.
Native in Illinois
No
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Ampliamente cultivado por sus nutritivas semillas y vainas.
Cold hardiness
Future
This plant is grown as an annual; hardiness zones don't apply.
Heat tolerance
Future
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Haba (Vicia faba). Retrieved 2026, June 14, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/vicia-faba
Sources for every fact
Every fact on this page traces to a source. 18 fields cited - 18 source-backed.
NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
University extension service
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