Ross Hoddinott / Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) flowering on cliff tops, Bedruthan Steps, near Newquay, north Cornwall, UK. April 2017.

David Woodfall / Members of community allotment situated on former football pitch - Vetch field, Swansea West Glamorgan, Wales, UK, June 2006. No release available - editorial use only

Andy Sands / Wood White butterfly (Leptidea sinapis) feeding on flower of Purple Milk-vetch, Captive, UK,

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Perfoliate alexanders (Smyrnium perfoliatum) flowers and Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) Bastasi area, Northern Livanjsko Polje (karst plateau) Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Flowering Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas) and Buttercup (Ranunculus) in the meadows of Nuglasica area, Northern Livanjsko Polje (karst plateau) Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 20...

Ross Hoddinott / Kidney vetch {Anthyllis vulneraria} flowering on headland with Trevose Lighthouse in the distance, nr Padstow, Cornwall, UK. May 2009.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Rautiainen / Vetch (Lathyrus odoratus) in flower, Matsalu National Park, Estonia, May 2009

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean (Vicia faba) roots with root nodules formed by Bacteria (Rhizobium sp) for nitrogen fixation.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean (Vicia faba) seed in velvet lined pod, ripe and ready for harvest. Berkshire, England, UK. July.

Nigel Cattlin / Faba bean rust pustules on Broad bean (Vicia faba) leaf caused by Fungus (Uromyces viciae-fabae). Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Faba bean rust pustules on Broad bean (Vicia faba) leaf caused by Fungus (Uromyces viciae-fabae). Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean (Vicia faba) seed in velvet lined pod, ripe and ready for harvest. Berkshire, England, UK. July.