Fabaceae

Runner bean

Phaseolus coccineus L.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Phaseolus

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Runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus) — FlowerPhoto: Jordi Martínez Martínez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (38)

Armenian: Կրակոտ կարմիր լոբի
arz: فاسولوس كوكينيوس
Basque: Babarrun loregorri
Belarusian: Фасоля крывава-чырвоная
Catalan: Mongeta vermella, Fesol fava de Sóller, Fesolera vermella, Mongetera vermella
Chinese: 荷包豆, 红花菜豆, 龙爪豆, 红腰豆, 花豆
csb: Wielekwiatowy bónk
Czech: Fazol šarlatový
Danish: Pralbønne
Dutch: Pronkboon
English: Runner bean, Snap bean, Scarlet runner, Fancy bean, Multiflora bean, Scarlet runner bean, Seven year bean
Esperanto: Fajrofazeolo, Ruĝa fazeoluso, Skarlata fazeolo
Finnish: Ruusupapu
French: Haricot d'Espagne, Haricot écarlate, Haricot-fleur
Galician: Faba de tres anos, Faba loba, Feixón de tres anos
German: Feuerbohne, Arabische Bohne, Blumenbohne, Gigantes, Käferbohne, Käferbohnen, Prunkbohne, Schminkbohne
Hebrew: שעועית הרץ
hsb: Turkowski bob
Irish: Pónaire reatha
Italian: Fagiolo Corona, Fagiolo di Spagna
Japanese: ベニバナインゲン, ハナマメ, 花豆
Kazakh: Түрік бұршағы
Lithuanian: Raudonžiedė pupelė
Malagasy: Vahitsaramaso
nah: Ayecohtli
Norwegian Bokmål: Prydbønne
Norwegian Nynorsk: Prydbønne
Persian: لوبیای قرمز
Polish: Fasola wielokwiatowa, Fasola wielkokwiatowa
Portuguese: Feijão-da-espanha, Feijoca
Russian: Фасоль многоцветковая
Serbian: Ајокотл, Многоцветни пасуљ
Slovak: Fazuľa
Slovenian: Laški fižol
Spanish: Ayocote, Ayecote, Cimate, Habichuela, Judia, Judía
Swedish: Rosenböna, Blomsterböna
Turkish: Ateş fasulyesi
Welsh: Ffeuen ddringo

Synonyms

Lipusa formosa (Kunth) Alef.
Lipusa multiflora Alef.
Lipusa multiflora var. alba Alef.
Lipusa multiflora var. bicolor (Vell.) Alef.
Lipusa multiflora var. coccinea (L.) Alef.
Lipusa multiflora var. lucida Alef.
Lipusa multiflora var. niger (G.Martens) Alef.
Phaseolus bicolor Bailly
Phaseolus bicolor Vell.
Phaseolus coccineus subsp. coccineus
Phaseolus coccineus subsp. formosus (Kunth) Maréchal, Mascherpa & Stainier
Phaseolus coccineus subsp. obvallatus (Schltdl.) Maréchal, Mascherpa & Stainier
Phaseolus coccineus subsp. striatus (Brandegee) Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. argenteus Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. coccineus
Phaseolus coccineus var. condensatus Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. griseus (Piper) Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. guatemalensis Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. lineatibracteolatus Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. minuticicatricatus Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. parvibracteolatus Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. pringlei Rose ex Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. pubescens Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. purpurascens Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. rigidicaulis Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. semperbracteolatus Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. splendens Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. striatus (Brandegee) Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. strigillosus (Piper) Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. timilpanensis Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. tridentatus Freytag
Phaseolus coccineus var. zongolicensis Freytag
Phaseolus formosus Kunth
Phaseolus griseus Piper
Phaseolus leiosepalus Piper
Phaseolus multiflorus Lam.
Phaseolus multiflorus var. albiflorus DC.
Phaseolus multiflorus var. albus G.Martens
Phaseolus multiflorus var. bicolor (Vell.) G.Martens
Phaseolus multiflorus var. coccineus (L.) DC.

and 9 more.

Flowers

In flower: July to October (from 178 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Jordi Martínez Martínez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Elliott Gordon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Marco Zaccaria Di Fraia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daniel Mesa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Silar, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: vasik Fryček, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Itzel Flores, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kolforn, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: descamps hm, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kolforn, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: david ruffieux, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.