Fabaceae
Spotted bean
Phaseolus maculatus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Phaseolus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Catalan
- Mongeta tacada
- English
- Spotted bean
Synonyms
- Phaseolus maculatus subsp. maculatus
- Phaseolus maculatus var. maculatus
- Phaseolus metcalfei Wooton & Standl.
- Phaseolus retusus Benth.
Flowers
- In flower
- September (from 6 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andrew Tree, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.