Fabaceae
Thicket bean
Phaseolus polystachios
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Phaseolus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Thicket bean
Synonyms
- Dolichos polystachios L.
- Phaseolus macrostachyus Elliott
- Phaseolus paniculatus Michx.
- Phaseolus perennis Walter
- Phaseolus polystachios var. aquilonius Fernald
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.