Phaseolus vulgaris L.

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Fabaceae

• Scientific Name

  Phaseolus vulgaris L.

• Description

  Species Description - Two cult. spp., P. vulgaris L., the common bean, and P. coccineus L., the scarlet runner, occasionally escape but apparently never persist.

• Common Names

  common bean