Plants

It can reach a height of 30 to 90 cm (12 to 35.5 in).

There are wide varieties of crossbreeds with other citrus fruits.

Olive oil is rich in vitamins A, E, and D and also K.

Mandarines, usually eaten raw or blended into juice, are a common addition to various dishes in oriental cuisine.

Some drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease are made from broad beans because they are a natural source of levodopa (the biologically active form of dopamine).

Tallest saguaro cactus recorded so far was 23,8 m (78 ft) high.

It also inhibits the aging process of the skin. It improves its condition but also allows to undo skin changes, such as discoloration or redness. It causes wrinkles to become shallower and pores to become narrower.

In industry, rapeseed oil is used to produce varnish.

In Greece, the broad bean had its own god - Kyamites, who watched over the cultivation, and sacrifices were made to him when they prayed for better harvests.

In medieval France, it was very popular, broad beans were used to make flour for bread or nutritious pancakes.