| Dry Bean | |
| Common Bean |
| Plant Habit: | Shrub Fern |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8a |
| Uses: | Vegetable |
| Edible Parts: | Bark |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Hummingbirds |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ |
| Pollinators: | Bats |
| Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
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