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Borlotto Cranberry

Phaseolus vulgaris

Borlotto Cranberry

About

Phaseolus vulgaris, the common bean (also known as the string bean, field bean, flageolet bean, French bean, garden bean, green bean, haricot bean, pop bean, snap bean, or snap), is a herbaceous annual plant grown worldwide for its edible dry seed (known as just "beans") or unripe fruit (green beans). Raw or undercooked beans contain a toxic protein called phytohaemagglutinin. Its leaf is also occasionally used as a vegetable and the straw as fodder. Its botanical...

Family
Fabaceae

How to use it

This plant is grown worldwide for its edible dry seeds and unripe fruit. Beyond human consumption, the leaves are occasionally utilized as a vegetable, and the straw can be used as fodder for animals.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

In the kitchen

The unripe fruit of this plant can be eaten as green beans, and the dry seeds are also widely consumed. However, you must never eat them raw or undercooked, as they contain a toxic protein called phytohaemagglutinin. Additionally, the leaves of this plant are occasionally used as a vegetable.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

At a glance

What it needs

USDA hardiness

Zones 2–11

Zone 1Zone 13

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Borlotto Cranberry
Slug
borlotto-cranberry
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Phaseolus
Species
vulgaris
Category
Bean
Hardiness zone (min)
2
Hardiness zone (max)
11
Average height (cm)
0
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
52

Generated sections & citations

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