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It is a climbing annual legume with weak, viny, and relatively succulent stems. Vines often are 4 to 5 feet (120 to 150 cm) long, but when grown alone, field pea's weak stems prevent it from growing more than 1.5 to 2 feet (45 to 60 cm) tall. Leaves have two leaflets and a tendril. Flowers are white, pink, or purple.
Phaseolus vestitus Hook. Macroptilium atropurpureum, commonly referred to as purple bush-bean, [2] or siratro is a perennial legume recognized by its climbing, dense, green vines and deep purple flowers. [3] The plant is indigenous to the tropical and subtropical regions of North, Central, and South America, as far north as Texas in the USA and ...
Winged bean. The winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus), also known as cigarillas, goa bean, four-angled bean, four-cornered bean, manila bean, princess bean, star bean, kamrangi bean, pea, dragon bean, is a tropical herbaceous legume plant. Winged bean is widely recognised by consumers and farmers in South Asia and South East Asia for its ...
Legume. Legumes (/ ˈlɛɡjuːm, ləˈɡjuːm /) are plants in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seeds of such plants. When used as a dry grain for human consumption, the seeds are also called pulses. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, but also as livestock forage and silage, and as soil ...
What are legumes? Witchel's dense bean salads usually contain some combination of chickpeas, cannellini beans, lima beans or edamame. Other types of legumes include black beans, pinto beans ...
Tylosema esculentum, with common names gemsbok bean and marama bean or morama bean, [2] is a long-lived perennial legume native to arid areas of southern Africa. Stems grow at least 3 metres (9.8 ft), in a prostrate or trailing form, with forked tendrils that facilitate climbing. A raceme up to 25 millimetres (1 in) long, containing many yellow ...
Description. Dipogon lignosus is climbing woody, herbaceous perennial which becomes woody towards the base. The soft green stems climb over nearby structures, shrubs or trees, and can grow up to 2 m tall, extending a long way horizontally if possible. Its leaves are dark to medium green above, paler below and are composed of three diamond ...
Neonotonia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes two species of scandent or climbing herbs native to sub-Saharan Africa, Yemen, India, and Sri Lanka. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical forest, woodland, thicket, scrub, wooded grassland, grassland, and cultivated areas. [1]