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Phaseolus
polystachios
(L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Published In:
Preliminary Catalogue of Anthophyta and Pteridophyta Reported as Growing Spontaneously within One Hundred Miles of New York 15. 1888. (
Prelim. Cat.
)
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(Last Modified On 11/2/2016)
Acceptance :
Accepted
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(Last Modified On 7/17/2018)
GROWTH: Lifespan:
Perennial
Life form:
Herbaceous
Sexual reproduction:
Selfing (cleistogamous)
Human edible:
Fruits, Seeds
Details: Economic use:
Used as food by Native Americans (Couplan 1998).
References:
Roskov, J. L. Zarucchi, F.A. Bisby & Novoselova. (eds.) 2014. ILDIS World Database of Legumes (version 12, May 2014).
Couplan. 1998. Encyclopedia of Edible Plants of North America Keats Publishing, New Canaan, Connecticut.
Hancock. 2012. Plant Evolution and the Origin of Crop Species, 3rd Edition.