Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
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Fabaceae | Phaseolus coccineus | Scarlet Runner Bean | Infrequently cultivated, mostly as an ornamental in home gardens, rarely found as a waif. | Native of tropical America. | |
Fabaceae | Phaseolus lunatus | Lima Bean | Frequently cultivated (both commercially and in home gardens), rarely found as a waif. | Native of tropical America, north to southern TAM. | |
Fabaceae | Phaseolus polystachios | Wild Bean, Wild Kidney Bean, Sacsac | Thickets, woodlands, seemingly declining. | S. ME west to OH, IL, and MO, south to s. FL and TX. | |
Fabaceae | Phaseolus sinuatus | Sandhill Bean | Longleaf pine sandhills, especially in loamier, more mesic swales. | Sc. NC south to s. FL, west to s. MS, a Southeastern Coastal Plain endemic. | |
Fabaceae | Phaseolus smilacifolius | Smilax Bean | Hammocks. | Ne. FL south to nc. peninsular FL. | |
Fabaceae | Phaseolus vulgaris | Garden Bean, Green Bean, Snap Bean, String Bean, Kidney Bean, Pole Bean, Bush Bean | Frequently cultivated (both commercially and in home gardens), rarely found as a waif. | Native of tropical America. |
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