Common bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Poisonous plant: do not eat any part of it.
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Phaseolus vulgaris
- Group
- Eudicots
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Continent
- North America, South America
- Habitat
- Fields, Gardens
- Form
- Climber
- Leaves
- Shed in winter
- Flower colour
- White, Pink, Purple
- Blooms in
- Summer
- Use
- Food
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Easy
Did you know?
- Beans were domesticated separately in Mexico and in the Andes, giving two distinct lines of varieties.
- Native American farmers grew them with maize and squash, the Three Sisters, helping each other grow.
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Similar plants
- Peanut
Arachis hypogaea
- Soybean
Glycine max
- Black locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q42339 · All plants · All entries