Fabaceae

Kidney bean

Phaseolus vulgaris L.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Phaseolus

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Kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) — FlowerPhoto: Carlos Muñoz-Amezcua, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (141)

agq: Ukpaʼakpaʼà
Amharic: ኣደንጓሬ
Arabic: فاصولياء شائعة, الفاصولياء, الفصوليا, فاصوليا, فاصولياء حب, فصولية, لوبياء
Armenian: Լոբի
arz: فاصولياء شائعه
Asturian: Frexolera, Faba, Fabera
av: Лубия
Aymara: Chuwi
azb: عادی لوْبیا
Azerbaijani: Adi lobya
ba: Фасоль
bag: Tukárákándu
bar: Fisoin, Buanschoan
bas: Kon i ≈ãko≈ãg
Basque: Babarrun, Indaba
bax: Nkun
bbj: Mkǒ
Belarusian: Фасоля звычайная
bkc: Leka dipa a bɛlɛ
bkh: Kón
bkm: Akuyn
Bulgarian: Обикновен боб
Burmese: ဗိုလ်စားပဲပင်
byv: Bànkun
Cantonese: 四季豆
Catalan: Bajoca, Bajoques, Bajoqueta, Fesolet, Frijol, Fríjol, Mongeta, Mongeta verda
Cherokee: ᏚᏯ, Bean, Fabaceae, Tuya
Chinese: 四季豆, 菜豆, 云藊豆, 敏豆, 绿豆衣, 高脚龙牙豆, 普通菜豆, 油豆角
chy: Ma'emonêškeho
Croatian: Vrtni grah
csb: Zwëczajny bónk
Czech: Fazol zahradní, Fazol obecný, Fazole zahradní
Danish: Bønne, Bønner
dua: Wondi a balondo
Dutch: Gewone boon, Boon, Bonen
eml: Fasöl
English: Kidney bean, Common bean, Snap bean, String bean
Esperanto: Ordinara fazeoluso, Fazeolo, Vulgara fazeolo
Estonian: Harilik aeduba, Türgi uba
eto: Kón
etu: Ɔrɔbhɛ́
ewo: Kón
Finnish: Tarhapapu, Pensaspapu, Salkopapu
fmp: Nkwēn
French: Haricot commun, Fayots, Haricot, Haricot sec, Haricot vulgaire, Haricots, Phaesolus vulgaris
frr: Buan
Galician: Feixón, Faba, Feixón verde
gba: War
German: Bohnschoten, Buschbohne, Fisole, Gartenbohne, Grüne Bohne, Keniabohne, Pintobohne, Prinzessbohne
Greek: Φασολιά
guc: Kepeshuuna
Haitian Creole: Pwa nouris
Hebrew: שעועית מצויה, Phaseolus Vulgaris.L, שעועית
Hindi: सामान्य फलियाँ, कामन बीन, कॉमन बीन, फलियां, फ़लियां
hsb: Niska buna
Hungarian: Veteménybab, Bab, Fuszulyka, Paszuly, Paszulyka
hyw: Լուբիա
Icelandic: Matbaun
Indonesian: Buncis, Kacang buncis, Kacang merah
Interlingua: Phaseolo
io: Fazeolo
Irish: Pónaire Fhrancach
isu: Umala
Italian: Fagiolo comune
Japanese: インゲンマメ, いんげんまめ, いんげん豆, インゲン, インゲン豆, ウズラマメ, キドニービーンズ, ササギ
Javanese: Buncis
ker: Kiiri
kg: Dideso
ki: Mboco
Korean: 강낭콩, 당콩
Kurdish: Lovî
Kyrgyz: Буурчак
lad: Frejol
Latvian: Parastās pupiņas, Pupiņas, Dārza pupiņas
lbe: Шагьнал хъюрув
lem: Elufí
lij: Faxeu
Lingala: Lidɛ́su, Madesu, Madɛ́su
Lithuanian: Daržinė pupelė
lns: A lo m yen kibán ke tonin ki fée?
Luxembourgish: Gréng Boun
Macedonian: Грав
Malagasy: Tsaramaso, Zarikô
Marathi: घेवडा
mcp: ”gin"
min: Buncih
mnc: ᠯᡳᡩᡠ
mua: Əə
mwl: Freijones, Cascas
nah: Etl
nap: Fasulo
nds: Breekbonen
Nepali: राजमा
nla: Tsáŋə́se
nmg: Hakukun
nnh: Mekú
Norwegian Bokmål: Hagebønne
Norwegian Nynorsk: Hagebønne
Occitan: Mongeta
Persian: لوبیا, لوبیای رومی
Polish: Fasola zwykła, Fasola szparagowa, Fasola zwyczajna
Portuguese: Feijão, Cascas, Casulas, Feijoca, Feijão-comum
Quechua: Purutu, Frejol, Frijol, Fréjol, Fríjol, Poroto
rn: Igiharage, Ibiharage
Romanian: Fasole, Fasolea
rup: Fâsuľiu
Russian: Фасоль обыкновенная
Sanskrit: शिम्बी, राजमाषः
sc: Basolu, Basòlu
scn: Fasola, Faciola
Serbian: Пасуљ, Грах
Serbian (Latin): Pasulj
sgs: Popalė
shn: တူၼ်ႈထူဝ်ႇၼုတ်း, ထူဝ်ႇမႅင်းၸီး
Sindhi: عام رانھان
Slovak: Fazuľa záhradná
Slovenian: Navadni fižol
Somali: Digir Guud
Spanish: Fríjol, Alubia, Bajoca, Chicharo, Chícharo, Faba, Fabe, Faseolus vulgaris
Sundanese: Buncis
Swahili: Maharagwe, Haricot vulgaire, Maharage
Swedish: Böna, Brun böna, Buskböna, Flageoletböna, Kokböna, Krypböna, Purpurböna, Röd kidneyböna
Tajik: Лӯбиё
Tamil: சாதாரண அவரை, பொது அவரை
Telugu: అడవిచిక్కుడు, ఆనపచిక్కుడు
Tongan: Piini, Cassia toro, Dolichos lablab, Glycine max, Lablab purpureus, Macroptilium lathyroides, Psophocarpus tetragmolobus, Senna obtusifolia
Turkish: Fasulye
tvu: Melufí
udm: Фасоль
Ukrainian: Квасоля звичайна
Vietnamese: Đậu cô ve, Đậu cô-ve, Đậu tây
vut: Kpə́ké
Welsh: Ffeuen Ffrengig
wes: Beans
wuu: 菜豆
xmf: Ლებია
yas: Olofí
yat: Əndub
yav: Olofí
ybb: Mekū
zza: Lobiye

Synonyms

Phaseolus aborigineus Burkart
Phaseolus aborigineus var. hondurensis Burkart
Phaseolus albus Hoffmanns.
Phaseolus angulosus Schübl. & G.Martens
Phaseolus asparagioides Schur
Phaseolus butiraceus C.Krüger
Phaseolus capensis Schur
Phaseolus capensis D.Heese
Phaseolus carinatus G.Martens
Phaseolus carinatus var. carneus G.Martens
Phaseolus carinatus var. lividus G.Martens
Phaseolus ceratonioides D.Heese
Phaseolus ceratonoides Schrank ex G.Martens
Phaseolus coeruleus C.Krüger
Phaseolus communis Pritzel
Phaseolus communis Pritz.
Phaseolus compessus DC.
Phaseolus compressus DC.
Phaseolus compressus var. candidus Haberle ex G.Martens
Phaseolus compressus var. carneus G.Martens
Phaseolus compressus var. cervinus G.Martens
Phaseolus compressus var. ferrugineus G.Martens
Phaseolus compressus var. flavomaculatus G.Martens
Phaseolus compressus var. fulvoater G.Martens
Phaseolus compressus var. fuscocoerulescens G.Martens
Phaseolus compressus var. fuscomaculatus G.Martens
Phaseolus compressus var. humilis DC.
Phaseolus compressus var. lividus G.Martens
Phaseolus compressus var. luteus G.Martens
Phaseolus compressus var. macrocarpus G.Martens
Phaseolus compressus var. major DC.
Phaseolus compressus var. nanus (L.) Lej.
Phaseolus compressus var. niger G.Martens
Phaseolus compressus var. ochraceus G.Martens
Phaseolus compressus var. pullus G.Martens
Phaseolus compressus var. xanthocarpus G.Martens
Phaseolus cruentus Schur
Phaseolus curda Pall. ex G.Martens
Phaseolus deliciosus C.Huber
Phaseolus dimidiatus Haberle ex Schübl. & Mart.

and 307 more.

Flowers

In flower: July to October (from 200 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Carlos Muñoz-Amezcua, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: S Monica, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Juan Agudelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: EL FHA, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: malinalli ollin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Derrick Yson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: zoe levchenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: ksyushenka_sunny, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Sabha Shafi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: jiri.sejko, 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.