Phaseolus vulgaris
Bean, Common Bean
Other regional names: Common Haricot +3 more
- Common Haricot
- Dwarf Bean
- Frash Bean
- French Bean
Also known as: Phaseolus aborigineus Burkart +14 more
- Phaseolus aborigineus Burkart
- Phaseolus aborigineus var. hondurensis Burkart
- Phaseolus albus Hoffmanns.
- Phaseolus asparagioides Schur
- Phaseolus carinatus G.Martens
- Phaseolus carinatus var. carneus G.Martens
- Phaseolus carinatus var. lividus G.Martens
- Phaseolus ceratonoides Schrank ex G.Martens
- Phaseolus communis Pritz.
- Phaseolus compessus DC.
- Phaseolus compressus var. candidus Haberle ex G.Martens
- Phaseolus compressus var. carneus G.Martens
- Phaseolus compressus var. cervinus G.Martens
- Phaseolus compressus var. ferrugineus G.Martens
- Phaseolus compressus var. flavomaculatus G.Martens
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling annual.
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Indigenous to North America and South America, Phaseolus vulgaris (commonly known as Bean or Common Bean) is a scrambling plant belonging to the Fabaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Altay, Amur, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Cameroon, Cayman Is., Central European Russia, Chad, Chita, Comoros, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Germany, Great Britain, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Illinois, India, Iraq, Irkutsk, Jamaica, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Leeward Is., Malaya, Marianas, Maryland, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, New York, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Pakistan, Philippines, Primorye, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rwanda, Sakhalin, Senegal, South European Russia, Sri Lanka, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Wake I., West Himalaya, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Zambia, Zaïre