| Snap Bean (String | |
| Green or French Bean) | |
| Common Bean |
| Plant Habit: | Fern |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Dry Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 12 |
| Uses: | Good as a cover crop |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Mo (Molybdenum) |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Start indoors |
| Pollinators: | Beetles |
| Conservation status: | Critically Endangered (CR) |
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