Hebrew: בקיית הביצות, Arabic: فصة
| Scientific name: | Vicia galeata Boiss. | |
| Common name: | Helmeted Vetch | |
| Hebrew name: | בקיית הביצות | |
| Hebrew name: | فصة | |
| Plant Family: | Papilionaceae, פרפרניים |
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| Life form: | Annual, climber | |
| Stems: | Erect; in genereral the lower part has a pretty bare stem | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, compound | |
| Flowers: | Cream, yellow; calyx slightly violet, green only if lowest tooth longer than tube | |
| Fruits / pods: | Achene | |
| Flowering Period: | Februar, march, April, June | |
| Habitat: | Humid habitats | |
| Distribution: | The Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
galeata, Latin galea, a helmet; provided with a helmet. vetch, late 14c., from Old North French, veche, variant of Old French vece, from Latin vicia. The Hebrew name: בקיה, bakia, Post Biblical Hebrew: vetch; Greek: bikion, from Arabic: بيقية (bikia) or باقية (bakya).
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