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Botanical details
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Potentially harmful
- Genus
Phaseolus
- Genus description
Phaseolus are annual or perennial legumes, usually climbing or trailing in form, and with trifoliate leaves. Grown as crop plants for their edible seeds, including runner, French and lima beans, as well as for animal feed, green manures and as ornamentals
- Name status
Unresolved
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