PLANTS Profile for Phaseolus polystachios var. polystachios (thicket bean)

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PLANTS Profile

Phaseolus polystachios (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. polystachios
thicket bean

Symbol:

PHPOP

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Vine
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N

More Information:

Images:
Phaseolus polystachios (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. polystachios

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Synonyms:
Phaseolus polystachios (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. polystachios

	PHPOA	Phaseolus polystachios (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. aquilonius Fernald
	PHSM	Phaseolus smilacifolius Pollard

Distribution:
Phaseolus polystachios (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. polystachios


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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Phaseolus polystachios (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. polystachios

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 12 species in Phaseolus, 2 varieties in Phaseolus polystachios (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Classification:
Phaseolus polystachios (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. polystachios

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Phaseolus L. – bean
Species	Phaseolus polystachios (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. – thicket bean
Variety	Phaseolus polystachios (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. polystachios – thicket bean

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Phaseolus polystachios (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. polystachios

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Phaseolus polystachios var. aquilonius
wild kidney bean		Special Concern

More Accounts and Images:
Phaseolus polystachios (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. polystachios

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529589.

Time Generated: 05/26/2013 02:32 AM CDT