Dragon Tongue
Phaseolus vulgaris
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 versatile plant is grown worldwide for its edible dry seeds and unripe green bean fruits. Beyond human consumption, the leaves of Phaseolus vulgaris are occasionally harvested as a vegetable, and the leftover straw can be utilized as fodder for animals.
Sources: Gbif, en.wikipedia.org
In the kitchen
When preparing Dragon Tongue beans, safety in the kitchen is key. Raw or undercooked beans contain a toxic protein called phytohaemagglutinin, so they must be thoroughly cooked before eating. You can enjoy the edible dry seeds or harvest the unripe fruit as green beans. Additionally, the leaves of this plant are occasionally used as a vegetable.
Sources: Grangery, en.wikipedia.org
At a glance
What it needs
USDA hardiness
Zones 2–11
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
Full detailsevery field on the record, to copy
- Name
- Dragon Tongue
- Slug
- dragon-tongue
- 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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- sprigloom (common_name)
- inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaseolus vulgaris
- wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaseolus_vulgaris
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- inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaseolus vulgaris
- wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaseolus_vulgaris
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- sprigloom (common_name)
- inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaseolus vulgaris
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- gbif (taxonomy)
- inaturalist (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaseolus vulgaris